Name: ______________________________________ Date: _____________________
Science Test 1
Classification, Kingdoms, Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Use your own sheet of paper to write the answers on! Do not write on the test!!!
Directions: Use the words below to fill in the blanks.
classification kingdom monerans protists fungi mammal bird worms arthropods reptile invertebrate vertebrate amphibian genus species mollusks fish
1. ____________ have many cells with nuclei and absorb food from other living things.
2. Scientists use a system of _______________ to organize living things into groups.
3. _____________ and 4.____________ are the smallest groups into which living
things are classified.
5. An animal with a backbone is a/an _________________.
The two kingdoms of microscopic (can’t be seen with the eye alone) living things are 6. _________ and 7. ____________.
8. ___________, 9. ____________, 10. ____________, 11. ___________,
12. _____________ are several smaller groups of the large group known as vertebrates.
13. An animal that does not have a backbone is a/an ____________________.
14. The largest group into which scientists classify living things is a/an
____________________.
15. ____________, 16. _______________, and 17. ______________ are three groups of
invertebrates.
Directions: Write the letter of the correct choice on the line next to the number.
_____ 18. Where do muscles attach to the skeletons of vertebrates?
A. at flexible shell joints C. at the backbone
B. where bones meet D. at movable bone joints
_____ 19. Which characteristic makes vertebrates different from invertebrates?
A. Vertebrates have a backbone C. Vertebrates do not have a
backbone
B. Vertebrates are monerans D. Invertebrates have a backbone
_____ 20. What are two characteristics of vertebrates that help them survive in their
surroundings.
A. sharp senses and large brain C. walk upright and have thumbs
B. are hunters and meat eaters D. backbone and warm blood

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_____ 21. Which group of the vertebrates have hair and give milk for their young?
A. reptiles
B. mammals
C. amphibians
D. birds
_____ 22. Which of the following is a type of moneran?
A. algae C. fish
B. bacteria D. mushroom
_____ 23. What makes a moneran different from a protist?
A. A moneran has no nucleus
B. A moneran has tubes
C. A moneran has a backbone
D. A moneran has jointed legs
_____24. Where do muscles attach to the skeletons of invertebrates?
A. at flexible shell joints C. at the backbone
B. where bones meet D. at movable bone joints
_____25. What group of vertebrates begins life in water and later lives on land?
A. reptiles C. amphibians
B. mammals D. birds
BONUS:
1. A dog has a backbone and fur. To which kingdom and to which two smaller groups
does it belong?
2. Backbones are made up of v ________________ and soft d ____________.
3. Fill in the balloons with information about animals without backbones. i a w m