Classifying living things

Worksheet: Classifying living things

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Answer the questions.

1. What do we call animals that have a backbone?
   a) Arthropodsb) Invertebratesc) Molluscsd) Vertebrates
2. Which of these animals is an invertebrate?
   a) Frogb) Salmonc) Snaild) Sparrow
3. Most animals on Earth are invertebrates.
   a) Trueb) False
4. Which vertebrate group has feathers and lays eggs?
   a) Amphibiansb) Birdsc) Mammalsd) Reptiles
5. Which vertebrate group has dry scaly skin and lays eggs on land?
   a) Amphibiansb) Fishc) Mammalsd) Reptiles
6. Which vertebrate group starts life in water with gills and later breathes air with lungs?
   a) Amphibiansb) Birdsc) Mammalsd) Reptiles
7. Name the vertebrate group whose young feed on milk from their mother.
8. Which kingdom do mushrooms belong to?
   a) Animalsb) Fungic) Insectsd) Plants
9. Plants make their own food using light, but fungi do not.
   a) Trueb) False
10. Which group of plants reproduces using spores, not seeds?
    a) Conifersb) Fernsc) Flowering plantsd) Grasses
11. In a branching key, what does each branch point usually ask?
    a) A measurement in metresb) A yes or no questionc) The animal's aged) The animal's name
12. A key asks 'Does it have wings?' What is the answer for a dog?
13. Which feature is best for sorting animals into vertebrates and invertebrates?
    a) How large it isb) What colour it isc) Where it livesd) Whether it has a backbone
14. A spider is an insect.
    a) Trueb) False
15. How many legs does an insect have?
16. Which feature is used to tell a flowering plant from a fern?
    a) It grows in soilb) It has green leavesc) It makes flowers and seedsd) It needs water