Chapter 2 Science

The largest group used to classify living things is a ________.

• classification

• kingdom

• invertebrate

• species

An animal that has no backbone is an ________.

• species

• invertebrate

• kingdom

• vertebrate

An animal that has a backbone is an ________.

• invertebrate

• species

• classification

• vertebrate

The process of grouping things that are similar is ________

• classification

• species

• vertebrate

• kingdom

A single kind of living thing is a ________.

• classification

• vertebrate

• species

• kingdom

Which of these is a major group of living things within a kingdom?

• class

• genus

• order

• phylum

Which of the following is a characteristic used to classify living things into kingdoms?

• one-celled or many-celled

• whether they fly

• the number of legs they have

• whether they live in the ocean or on land

The beetle is an arthropod. The snail is a mollusk. How are these two animals alike?

• neither can fly

• both live in the ocean

• they have six legs

• neither has a backbone

What group does a clam belong in?

• arthropod

• mammal

• mollusk

• vertebrate

What's wrong with classifying in the same phylum all animals that swim?

• Swimming has a different function for each one.

• They use different structures to swim.

• They can't survive in the same environment.

• There are too many of them for one group.