Short Ques ons

1. What does the "M" in MRS GREN stand for?

2. How do animals show movement?

3. How do plants show movement?

4. What is respira on?

5. Why do living things need respira on?

6. What does sensi vity mean in living things?

7. Give one example of growth in animals.

8. Give one example of growth in plants.

9. What does reproduc on mean?

10. How do plants reproduce?

11. What is excre on?

12. Name two waste products living things must remove.

13. Why do living things need nutri on?

14. How do green plants make their own food?

1. Movement:

a) Only animals move b) Only plants move c) All living things move d) Neither plants nor
animals move

2. Respira on:

a) Living things use oxygen to make energy b) Living things use sunlight to make energy
c) Living things use water to make energy d) Living things do not need energy

3. Sensi vity:

a) Only animals detect changes b) Only plants detect changes c) All living things detect
changes in surroundings d) No living things detect changes

4. Growth:

a) Only animals grow b) Only plants grow c) All living things grow d) Growth is not a
characteris c of life

5. Reproduc on:

a) Only animals reproduce b) Only plants reproduce c) All living things reproduce d)
Reproduc on is op onal for living things

6. Excre on:

a) Living things keep all waste inside b) Living things remove waste products c) Only
animals excrete d) Only plants excrete

7. Nutri on:

a) Living things do not need food b) Food provides energy to live c) Only animals eat
food d) Plants cannot make food

Short Ques ons

1. Name one way living organisms could be grouped in everyday life.

2. What is the scien fic term for grouping living things based on common characteris cs?
 3. Who developed the binomial system of classifica on?

4. What are the two La n names used to classify humans?

5. Give two other names for the cougar.

6. List one reason why classifica on is important.

7. Into how many kingdoms are organisms commonly classified?

8. What are two differences between animals and plants in terms of nutri on?

9. State three features of all members of the animal kingdom.

10. How can animals be further classified within the animal kingdom?

Mul ple Choice Ques ons

1. Which of the following is not a way scien sts classify organisms?

a) By common characteris cs b) By personal preference c) By binomial system d) By

2. Carl Linnaeus was a:

a) Swedish botanist b) French chemist c) German physicist d) English zoologist

3. The binomial system uses:

a) One La n name b) Two La n names c) Three La n names d) Common names only

4. The cougar is also known as:

a) Leopard b) Puma c) Mountain lion d) Both b and c

a) Know how many living things exist b) Communicate using one name per species c)
Understand rela onships between organisms d) All of the above

6. Organisms are classified into kingdoms based on:

a) Number of cells b) How they acquire nutrients c) Ability to move d) All of the above

7. Members of the animal kingdom are:

a) Mul cellular b) Gain nutri on by ea ng food c) Able to move d) All of the above

8. Animals can be split into:

a) Vertebrates and invertebrates b) Plants and fungi c) Mammals and rep les d)
Single-celled and mul cellular

Short Ques ons

1. What is the defining feature of vertebrates?

2. Approximately how many species of vertebrates exist?

3. Give two examples of mammals.

4. Name one characteris c unique to birds.

5. What covering do fish have on their bodies?

6. How do rep les’ eggs differ from birds’ eggs?

7. What feature allows amphibians to exchange gases through their skin?

Mul ple Choice Ques ons

Q1. Which of the following animals is a mammal?

a) Cod b) Cow c) Frog d) Ostrich

Q2. Birds are characterized by:

a) Moist, permeable skin b) Feathers covering the body c) Hard scaly skin d) Fins

Q3. Fish breathe using:

a) Lungs b) Gills c) Skin pores d) Air sacs

Q4. Rep les’ eggs have:

a) Hard shells b) So shells c) Rubbery shells d) No shells

Q5. Amphibians lay their eggs:

a) On land with hard shells b) In water with so shells c) In nests with feathers d) In burrows
underground

Q6. Which group has external ear flaps?

a) Birds b) Mammals c) Fish d) Amphibians

Q7. Which vertebrate group has protruded eyes and undergoes metamorphosis?

a) Mammals b) Birds c) Amphibians d) Rep les

Q8. Which feature is common to rep les?

a) Whiskers b) Hard scaly skin c) Feathers d) Milk produc on

Short Ques ons

1. What is the main characteris c that dis nguishes invertebrates from vertebrates?

2. Name two examples of invertebrates with so bodies.

4. Approximately what percentage of all species on Earth are invertebrates?

5. List the four major groups of invertebrates.

6. Which invertebrate group includes earthworms and leeches?

7. What type of body do molluscs have?

8. How do crustaceans breathe?

9. How many pairs of legs do arachnids have?

10. Into how many parts is an insect’s body divided?

11. What feature is common to all myriapods?

12. What is the body type of nematodes?

Mul ple Choice Ques ons

1. Invertebrates are animals that:

a) Have a backbone b) Lack a backbone c) Always have shells d) Only live in water

2. Which group makes up the largest propor on of invertebrates?

a) Molluscs b) Arthropods c) Nematodes d) Annelids

3. Crustaceans typically have:

a) 3 pairs of legs b) 4 pairs of legs c) 5 or more pairs of legs d) No legs

4. Arachnids include:
 a) Ants and moths b) Spiders and scorpions c) Lobsters and crabs d) Cen pedes and
millipedes

5. Insects are characterized by:

a) 2 pairs of antennae b) Body divided into head, thorax, abdomen c) 4 pairs of legs d)
Segmented body with legs on each segment

6. Myriapods differ from insects because:

a) They have wings b) They have many body segments, each with legs c) They breathe
through gills d) They have shells

7. Molluscs may:

a) Have segmented bodies b) Crawl on one muscular foot c) Always have shells d) Lack
so ssue

8. Nematodes are described as:

a) Having long, thin unsegmented bodies b) Having jointed legs c) Having wings d)
Having shells