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Grade 5 Taxonomy
The genus and species is always the scientific name of a living thing.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Fish are invertebrates.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Octopuses live in ocean water. They use gills to breathe in the water. Octopuses have no bones, which helps them squeeze into tiny spaces. Octopuses are carnivores; they eat crabs, shrimp, and other animals. Which sentence provides the best evidence that octopuses are not fish?
Animal - Octopus
  1. Octopuses live in ocean water.
  2. They use gills to breathe in the water.
  3. Octopuses have no bones, which helps them squeeze into tiny spaces.
  4. Octopuses are carnivores; they eat crabs, shrimp, and other animals.
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Which animal is a vertebrate?
  1. jellyfish
  2. worm
  3. cricket
  4. turtle
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Which animal is not an arthropod?
  1. jellyfish
  2. beetle
  3. ladybug
  4. grasshopper
Grade 5 Taxonomy
A mollusk is a vertebrate.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
The order of the levels of classification are domain, phylum, kingdom, class, order, family, genus, and species.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
The levels of classification, from general to specific, are
  1. domain, kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species
  2. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species
  3. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
  4. domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus, species
Grade 5 Taxonomy
The organisms of kingdom                 are multicellular, have specialized tissues, and cannot make their own food.
  1. Monera
  2. Protista
  3. Fungi
  4. Plantae
  5. Animalia
Grade 5 Taxonomy
There are 6 animal kingdoms.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
A large group of invertebrates are
  1. insects.
  2. frogs.
  3. fish.
Grade 5 Taxonomy
All animals are invertebrates.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Animals with backbones are called vertebrates.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
All vertebrates are part of the Chordata phylum.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Which characteristic is not evidence for classification?
  1. similar structures
  2. blood type
  3. DNA, RNA, and amino acids
  4. embryo similarities
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Which characteristic is NOT true for amphibians?
  1. lay jelly-like eggs
  2. have lungs as adults
  3. begin life with gills
  4. have a powerful sense of smell
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Walruses use their flippers for swimming in ocean water. They can also use their flippers for moving across land and ice sheets. Is the walrus a fish?
Animal - Walrus
  1. no
  2. yes
Grade 5 Taxonomy
An eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a type of amphibian because it is born with gills and transforms later in life.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Iguanas are part of the                 family.
  1. mammal
  2. reptile
  3. amphibian
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Another name for protozoa are
  1. protists.
  2. problems.
  3. plants.
  4. protectors.
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