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Classifying living things (7-9 years): Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Classifying living things (7-9 years).

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of all mammals?

Question 2

1 mark

A scientist discovers an organism that is multicellular, cannot move from place to place, and makes its own food using sunlight. In which kingdom should it be classified?

Question 3

1 mark

An organism has the following characteristics: it has a backbone, it is cold-blooded, it breathes through lungs, and it lays leathery eggs on land. How should this animal be classified?

Question 4

1 mark

In the classification of living things, which group is characterized by having a backbone?

Question 5

1 mark

Organisms that are made up of only one single cell are classified as:

Question 6

2 marks

Which group of vertebrates is characterized by having scales, being cold-blooded, and laying eggs in water?

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Question 7

5 marks

An organism is multicellular, has a cell wall made of chitin, but cannot perform photosynthesis. Into which kingdom of the five-kingdom classification system should this organism be placed?

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Question 8

4 marks

Part a: Biological classification is a system used by scientists to organize living things. What are the two main groups that the animal kingdom is divided into based on the presence or absence of a backbone?

Part b: For each of the two groups you named in Part a, provide one example of an animal that belongs to that group.

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