Classification - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An animal's qualities are listed below:

ANIMAL'S QUALITIES

● Moist skin

● Has four legs

● Lays eggs

● Breathes with lungs and gills

● Cold blooded

What type of animal is described in the box?

amphibian

fish

mammal

reptile

bird

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A biologist observes that a plant specimen has

spores instead of flowers and fruits. How would she classify this plant.

vascular

flowering

sporeful

non seed producing

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following organisms is a vertebrate?

insect

sponge

monkey

earthworm

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What trait do all mammals share?

walk upright

have an opposable thumb

have large brains

nurse their young with milk

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which vertebrate is ectothermic (cold-blooded)?

cat

chicken

human

lizard

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which term describes an animal without a

backbone?

chordate

invertebrate

protozoan

vertebrate

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Although the bald cypress tree loses its leaves in

the winter, its seeds are similar to evergreen pine

trees. How are bald cypress and pine tree seeds

similar?

They are found in bulbs.

They are found in cones.

They are found in fruits.

They are found in shells.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following plants produces spores?

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following organisms lack vascular

tissue?

mosses

whisk ferns

pine trees

flowering plants

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The picture above shows a cherry tree

What do cherry trees produce that helps

scientists classify them?

flowers and cones

flowers and seeds

leaves and spores

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

According to the classification key above, which pair of animals could be classified as mammals?

humans and dogs

birds and fish

cats and birds

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

plants that produce seeds

plants that produce flowers

plants that produce spores

plants that produce needles

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Insects, arachnids, worms, and mollusks all belong to which group?

vertebrate

invertebrate

classification

vascular

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals all

belong to which group?

vertebrate

invertebrate

bacteria

vertebrate and invertebrate

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

fish

clam

sponge

octopus

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

fish

bird

reptile

mammal

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Organisms with a body covering of feathers are

classified as a__________.

bird

mammal

fish

reptile

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