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Science Test
Chapter 3

Circle the correct answer.

1. A _____________________ is used to classify an organism.
a. dichotomous key
b. phylum

2. What does arthropod mean?

a. vertebrate
b. jointed feet

3. Plants that have tubes that can carry water and food to other parts of the plant are
_____________________.
a. nonvascular
b. vascular

4. An example of an invertebrate is a _____________________.

a. lizard
b. snail

5. An example of a vertebrate is _____________________.

a. fish
b. worm

6. The most specific level of classification is _____________________.

a. kingdom
b. species

7. The most general group of classification is _____________________.

a. domain
b. species

8. What makes mammals different from all other vertebrates?

a. They give milk to their young.
b. They use lungs to breathe.

Circle the word that makes the sentence true.

9. Plants and animals (are / are not) multicellular.
10. (Vertebrates / Invertebrates) are animals that have backbones.
11. (Plants / Animals) are classified by how they reproduce (seeds or spores).
12. Examples of mollusks are (slugs / bees).

Circle the words from the word bank to make each statement true. Each word is
only used once.
Word Bank:
fern
fish

amphibians
mosses

animals
nonvascular

birds
conifers

species
plant

vertebrate
invertebrate

13. (Plants / Animals) are multicellular, can move about, and cannot make their own
food.
14. A (plant / animal) can make its own food.
15. A vascular plant with no seeds is a (species / fern).
16. A (species / fern) is a group of similar organisms that can make and produce
offspring that can also produce offspring.
17. An animal can be classified as either a (vertebrate / nonvascular) or an
(vascular / invertebrate).
18. The vertebrate group is divided into five classes. The classes are
(amphibians / fern), (conifers / birds), (fish / mosses), reptiles, and mammals.
19. The four main groups of plants are ferns, flowering plants, (fish / mosses), and
(conifers / birds).
20. Plants are either (vascular / invertebrate) or (vertebrate / nonvascular).

Start

Use the Dichotomous Key below to identify the animal

to the right.

No

Does it have
four legs?

Ostrich
No

Yes

Donkey

Does it have
stripes?

Does it have
stripes all
over its
body?

Yes
21. The animal is a(n)

No

Okapi

Yes

Zebra

Circle the word that makes the sentence true.

22. One characteristic that scientists use to classify plants is to see whether the plant is
(vascular / green) or not.
23. Another characteristic of a plant is if the plant has (roots / seeds) or not.
24. The last characteristic of plants is whether the plant has (flowers / leaves) or not.
25. (Vascular / Nonvascular) plants have tubes that carry water to all parts of the plant.
26. Vascular plants (can / cant) live in areas without a direct water source.