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The word classify means to put things, such as plants
and animals, into groups. Which characteristic
would NOT be used to classify animals?
A.Leaf size
B. Types of organs
C.Food
D.Life cycle
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What is used to compare the characteristics of an
unknown organism to the characteristics of a known
organism in order to identify the unknown?
A.Dictionary
B. Flow Chart
C.Dichotomous Key
D.Encyclopedia
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What does a vertebrate have that an invertebrate does
not have?
A. Gills
B. Brains
C. Lungs
D. Backbone
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Which of the following animals is an invertebrate?
A.Rattlesnake
B. Worm
C.Woodpecker
D.Bear
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Cold-blooded animals tend to live in cooler climates?
A. True
B. False
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All birds can fly?
A. True
B. False
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Which two characteristics do most mammals share?
A. They are cold-blooded and mothers make milk for
their young.
B. They are warm-blooded and mothers make mild for
their young.
C. They are cold-blooded and have hair or fur covering
their bodies.
D. They are warm-blooded and have feathers or scales
covering their bodies.
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Which level of classification is the most general and
includes the greatest number of organisms?
A.Species
B. Kingdom
C.Phylum
D.Class
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How are amphibians different from all other classes
of vertebrates?
A. Amphibians hatch from eggs
B. Amphibians are cold-blooded
C. Adult amphibians look nothing like baby
amphibians
D. Adult amphibians have bodies unlike any
other vertebrate.
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What is the defining characteristic of a bird?
A.Feathers
B. Cold-blooded
C. Ability to fly
D. Invertebrate
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A fish obtains oxygen through which of the following
organs?
A. Lungs
B. Skin
C. Gills
D. Tubes
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The animal class with the most species is ______?
A.Vertebrate
B. Invertebrate
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To ____________ an organism means to put it into a
group?
A.Classify
B. Phylum
C. Kingdom
D. Class
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An animal has gills and jointed legs but no backbone.
What is the most likely way to classify it?
A.Reptile
B. Arthropod
C. Bird
D. Fish
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The most similar members of a genus belong to
which level?
A. Class
B. Species
C. Phylum
D. Kingdom
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How are babies of reptiles different from babies of
mammals?
A. Reptiles develop in eggs
B. Reptiles develop in the womb
C. Reptile babies breathe with gills
D. Reptile babies need to be fed by their
parents.
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Which characteristic did many dinosaurs share with
today’s lizard?
A. They had four legs
B. They had no skeleton
C. They were warm-blooded
D. They were covered with slimy skin
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A ________ is the lowest level of classification?
A. Species
B. Kingdom
C. Class
D. Phylum
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What are the levels of classification from largest to
smallest?
A. Phylum, kingdom, class, family, order, species, genus
B. Kingdom, class, family, order, phylum, genus, species
C. Family, order, phylum, class, species, genus, kingdom
D. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus,
species.