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  Test Prep
  Choose the letter that best answers the
question.
 
15.
Which of the following animals is an
invertebrate?
   
rattlesnake woodpecker
worm bear
 
16.
What are the levels of classification
from largest to smallest?
    phylum, kingdom, class, family,
order, species, genus
    kingdom, class, family, order,
phylum, genus, species
    family, order, phylum, class,
species, genus, kingdom
    kingdom, phylum, class, order,
family, genus, species
 
17.
Which type of plant is NOT vascular?
   
moss fern
conifer flowering plant
 
18.
An animal has gills and jointed legs but no backbone. What is the most likely way to classify it?
   
reptile bird
arthropod fish
 
19.
Explain why the answer you chose in
Question 18 is best. For each answer
you did not select, give a reason why
it was not your choice.
 
20.
Descriptive
Write a paragraph that names and
describes six kingdoms of living things.
 
 
12.
Infer What could you infer about the characteristics of an organism if you were given only the following information? It belongs to the kingdom of animals, phylum of vertebrates, and class of reptiles.
 
13.
Classify A person tells you that he or she has discovered an organism that cannot be seen except through a powerful microscope. In which of these three kingdoms would such an organism most likely be classified: plants, animals, or protists? Explain.
  Compare and
Contrast
 
14.
Make a graphic organizer like the one shown below. Tell how frogs and butterflies are different and how they are alike. In your answer, consider their body parts, their needs, and their life cycles.