Living Things
Another name for a living thing is an:
animal flower
organism species
organism
An animal that does NOT have a backbone is called an:
vertebrate fish
invertebrate reptile
invertebrate
A vertebrate that lives in water after hatching from an egg, but as an adult can live on land is called an:
sponge reptile
amphibian bird
amphibian
_____________ and _____________ are non seed plants that lack true roots, stems, and leaves.
Pick two
mosses seed plants
conifers liverworts
mosses and liverworts
_____________ look like plants but are animals with soft, tube like bodies.
corals snails
jellyfish sponges
corals
There are _____ kingdoms of living things?
5
The hard outer covering that protects in invertebrates body and gives it shape is called an:
exoskeleton shell
skeleton armor
exoskeleton
What has dry scaly skin and lays eggs with leathery shells?
fish reptile
amphibian bird
reptile
Cone bearing plants are called:
mosses conifers
horsetails ferns
conifers
Name 2 ways that a monocot is different from a dicot.
A monocot's seeds are in one piece.
A monocot has parallel veins.
Name 3 groups of invertebrates.
corals hydras jellyfish sponges
arthropods worms mollusks insects
Which of the following is NOT a vertebrate:
fish lizard
frog spider
spider
The scientific name for shed is:
take off get rid of
molt loose
molt
A ____________ is a flowering plant that produces seeds in one piece.
monocot
Name 2 ways a dicot is different from a monocot.
A dicot's seeds are in 2 pieces.
A dicot has netted veins.
Name the five kingdoms of living things.
animal
plant
fungus
protist
moneran
What are the 4 main characteristics of mammals?
they have fur or hair
reproduce by giving birth to live young
are vertebrates
feed their offspring milk
The main difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate is that a vertebrate has a backbone.
True Flase
true
A ________________ is a flowering plant that produces seeds that have 2 sections.
dicot
Name 3 ways that a monocot and a dicot are the same.
Both have flowering plants.
Both are seed plants.
Both are part of the plant kingdom.
How do scientists classify living things?
Scientists classify living things by their traits and characteristics.
Give an example of an invertebrate.
sponge
coral
worm
mollusk
insect
Give an example of a vertebrate.
dog
cat
fish
human
Explain the difference between seed and non-seed plants.
Seed plants reproduce by seeds, non-seed plants do not.
I feel well prepared for this test.
True False
either answer is correct.