SmithLifeScience                  Name __________________ Period ____ Classification Test         Updated      10/31/2007     10/30/2006      10/24/2006     10/23/2006

Fill in the Blanks: Each of the above words will be used once in #1-30

1. When you classify, you put things into ______________.

2. The science of classification is called ____________________.

3. ____________classified animals into three groups: Air, Land, and Water.

4. Animals without backbones are called ____________________.

5. At one time, all living things were classified as either plants or _____________.

6. A scientist who studies taxonomy is called a ___________________.

7. ___________________ means warm-blooded.

8. Dogs belong to the order _________________.

9. Bacteria belong to the ______________ Kingdom.

10. ______________ is known as the "Father of Taxonomy."

11. A dandelion would be in the __________________ Kingdom.

12. Animals with backbones are called ____________________.

13. The ________________ is the largest classification group.

14. In  ______________________________ each organism is given a two-part name.

15. The smallest classification group is the ____________________.

16. __________________ means cold-blooded.

17. Name the Kingdom you belong to. ___________________

18. The Latin word Aves means ________________.

19. Mold belongs to the ________________ Kingdom.

20. Cells of the Moneran (Bacteria) Kingdom do not have a _____________.

21. Your scientific name is ___________________.

22. The _____________is an appendage of a fish.

23. Scientific names are written in ____________ type.

24. Animals in the genus Felis have _______________________ claws.

25. _________________ can make their own food.

26. All cats belong to the Genus  ________________.

27. The _________________ Kingdom has the most members.

28.  Another name for an animal with a backbone is ______________________.

29.  Snakes belong to the _______________ class.

30. The _____________ is  an extinct bird.

Fill in the blanks using your own answers.

31. Name one way books in a library are classified. ______________________

32. Name an animal that does not have a backbone. ____________________

33. Name an animal with scales. ___________________

34. Name a cold-blooded animal. ______________________

35. Name an extinct mammal from your homework. _______________________

36. Name an animal that has a backbone. _____________________

37. Name a warm-blooded animal _____________________

38. Name one way the "Creatures" could be separated. ____________________

39. Name a member of the Fungus Kingdom. ____________________

40-42. Arrange these animals into three groups.  Write a title for each group!
                German Shepherd, Eagle, Dalmatian, Penguin, Pit Bull, Hawk, Robin, Ostrich

        Title _____________        Title_____________         Title _____________
               
             _____________             _____________                  ______________
             _____________             _____________                  ______________
             _____________             _____________                  ______________
             _____________             _____________                  ______________

  Cross out the word that does not belong with the other two.

    43.      Kingdom             Phylum                Vertebrate        

    44.      Pasteur              Aristotle            Linnaeus

    45.      Mt Lion              Puma                   Pit Bull

    46.       Mold                 Apple Tree        Dandelion

    47.      Fungus               Mushroom           Rose

    48.      Parrot                Bat                    Robin

     49.      Human                Wolf                 Chimpanzee

50-58  Make a Classification Tree                 
Use a Penny 1c,  Nickel 5c,  Dime 10c, and  Quarter 25c 
3 Questions.   Don't forget Yes/No.   Number your questions.   Trace the coins and write in the amount.
Use the back of any page of this test.