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Grade 4 Taxonomy
Which kingdom includes mushrooms?
Fall - Mushrooms
  1. Fungi
  2. Plantae
  3. Animalia
  4. Protozoa
Grade 4 Taxonomy
A                 is a group of closely related living things.
  1. genus
  2. species
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Mammals from Australia that carry their babies in a pouch are
  1. monotremes.
  2. xenarthrans.
  3. marsupials.
  4. cetaceans.
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Scientists use very specific characteristics to identify the smallest groups in the classification system.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Scientists                 plants into two groups.
  1. classify
  2. grow
  3. reproduce
Grade 4 Taxonomy
For what animal is Panthera leo the scientific name?
  1. cougar
  2. lion
  3. cheetah
  4. leopard
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Bacteria belongs to which kingdom?
  1. Animal
  2. Protist
  3. Plant
  4. Moneran
Grade 4 Taxonomy
A crab is a(n)
  1. arachnid.
  2. crustacean.
  3. insect.
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Mammals such as humans and monkeys that have arms, legs, fingers, and hands are
  1. carnivorans.
  2. primates.
  3. platypuses.
  4. marsupials.
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Invertebrates do not have a
  1. head bone.
  2. backbone.
  3. chest bone.
  4. neck bone.
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Monotremes are different from other mammals because they
  1. only live in the water.
  2. lay eggs.
  3. do not have fur or hair.
  4. do not feed their young.
Grade 4 Taxonomy
A sirenian mammal that has the nickname "sea cow" is a
  1. cetacean.
  2. shark.
  3. dolphin.
  4. manatee.
Grade 4 Taxonomy
For an animal to be classified as an insect, it must have special characteristics. (Select the three that apply.)
  1. an outside skeleton, or exoskeleton
  2. three body parts
  3. a flat back
  4. six jointed legs
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Which kingdom includes turkeys?
Thanksgiving - Turkey
  1. Fungi
  2. Plantae
  3. Animalia
  4. Protozoa
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Vertebrates are animals with backbones.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Taxonomy
A salamander may look like a lizard, but they are not the same. Most salamanders have legs. They have long tails. Many lizards have legs and long tails, too. But salamanders go through metamorphosis as they grow. Lizards do not!

Is a salamander an amphibian?
  1. no
  2. yes
Grade 4 Taxonomy
Scientists divide kingdoms into smaller groups.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Taxonomy
What mammals live in the water?
  1. crustaceans
  2. xenarthrans
  3. carnivorans
  4. cetaceans
Grade 4 Taxonomy
What is the group of mammals that lay eggs?
  1. xenarthrans
  2. marsupials
  3. cetaceans
  4. monotremes
Grade 4 Taxonomy
When a zoologist puts animals into groups, in which language are the scientific names of those groups?
  1. Latin
  2. Hebrew
  3. Chinese
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