Chapter 1 - Classifying Plants and Animals

Question 1

The smallest part of a living thing that can perform all life processes

Answer 1

Cell

Question 2

The control center of the cell

Answer 2

Nucleus

Question 3

A gel like substance that contains the things that the cell needs to carry out its life processes

Answer 3

Cytoplasm

Question 4

Animals without a back bone

Answer 4

Invertebrates

Question 5

A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce offspring

Answer 5

Species

Question 6

A group of closely related living things

Answer 6

Genus

Question 7

Special parts in a plants cells that trap the suns energy

Answer 7

Chloroplasts

Question 8

Animals with a backbone

Answer 8

Vertebrates

Question 9

What is a vascular plant?

Answer 9

Vascular plants have tubes that move food and water.

Question 10

Name 3 examples of vascular plants:

Answer 10

Sunflower
Daisy
Tree

Question 11

What is a non vascular plant?

Answer 11

Moss
Horn wort
Liver wort

Question 12

Name the 6 kingdoms

Answer 12

Ancient bacteria 
True Bacteria
Protists
Fungi
Plants 
Animals

Question 13

Snail

Answer 13

Lays about 85 feet eggs
2–4 weeks to hatch
Fend for themselves
Adults by 2 years old and reproduce

Question 14

Python

Answer 14

Lays about 100 eggs 
6-8 weeks to hatch
Mom lays on them
Fend for themselves 
Adults by 2 years old and reproduce

Question 15

An animals scientific name is Made up of its _______ and ________.

Answer 15

Species and Genus

Question 16

Physical features for behaviors that helps animals survive.

Answer 16

Adaptation

Question 17

Behaviors that organism inherit from parents

Answer 17

Instinct

Question 18

Mammals 
(Three examples of each class of organism

Answer 18

Bear
Deer
People

Question 19

Reptiles

Three examples

Answer 19

Lizard
Snake
Turtles

Question 20

Amphibians

Three examples

Answer 20

Frog

Salamander

Question 21

Arthropods

Three examples

Answer 21

Shrimp
Ants
Insects

Question 22

Mollusks

Three examples

Answer 22

Snail
Jellyfish
Squid

Question 23

Ten adaptations which animals use to protect themselves

Answer 23

Claws
Eyesight
Quills
Body covering
Gills
Wings
Camouflage 
Hibernate 
Migrate
Poison

Question 24

Which are most of the worlds animals, vertebrates, invertebrates?

Answer 24

Invertebrates

Question 25

What class of invertebrates has the most animals on earth?

Answer 25

Arthropods

Question 26

Name the five steps of the scientific method, in order.

Answer 26

Ask a question 
Make a hypothesis 
Experiment 
Collect data 
Conclusion

Question 27

Name the levels of organization in order

Answer 27

Cell 
Tissue 
Organs
Organ system
Organism