Animal Classification Quiz

During a biology class, Robert and Sam found different types of plants in their school garden. They wanted to sort these plants into different categories. What is the science of sorting living things called that they should use?

• Taxidermy

• Anatomy

• Taxonomy

• Biology

Which Swedish botanist started a naming system for living things in the 1700s?

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

Joey, Max, Landry, Kaylee, and Valentina are studying biology. They are discussing the classification of living organisms. Joey asks, 'Which category in the naming system is the broadest?'

• Family

• Genus

• Kingdom

• Species

Joey and Sam are playing with a paper. Joey folds the paper in such a way that it can be divided by one or more imaginary lines into mirror-image halves. What is the term for this ability?

• Symmetry

• Asymmetry

• Cephalization

• Guts

Which animals have a notochord?

• Invertebrates

• Vertebrates

• Chordates

• Ectotherms

During a comic book discussion, Robert and Lucas were arguing about the abilities of Marvel characters like Hulk and Thor. Lucas claimed that these characters can regulate their inner temperatures. What is the term for such characters?

• Invertebrates

• Ectotherms

• Endotherms

• Chordates

Sam, Robert, Kaylee, Valentina, and Maggie are studying different kinds of animals for their science project. What is the effort they are making to define the boundaries between these various created kinds of animals called?

• Taxonomy

• Creationism

• Baraminology

• Evolution

Sam, Guiliana, Valentina, Christian, and Max are observing different organisms in their biology class. They noticed a common characteristic among all animals. What is it?

• They are made of prokaryotic cells

• They are made of fungi

• They are consumers

• They are autotrophs

During a school trip to the aquarium, Max and Evelyn were discussing about the animals they saw. Max said that some animals they saw do not have backbones. What is the term for such animals?

• Endotherms

• Vertebrates

• Invertebrates

• Chordates

Maggie, Grace, Sherri, Landry, and Max are having a debate about animal species. Maggie argues that the phylum with the most species of any animal phylum is Arthropoda. Is she correct?

• Yes, it's Arthropoda

• No, it's Cnidaria

• No, it's Porifera

• No, it's Mollusca