1. Birds are uniquely classified from other organisms because they all(1 point)

Question

Responses

have feathers
have feathers

have wings
have wings

lay eggs
lay eggs

eat seeds
eat seeds
Question 2
2. Ferns and pine trees can be classified as different organisms from each other based on whether they have(1 point)
Responses

flowers
flowers

a vascular system
a vascular system

a nonvascular system
a nonvascular system

seeds
seeds
Question 3
3. Which characteristic do all owl families share?(1 point)
Responses

large body size
large body size

nighttime hunting
nighttime hunting

small eyes
small eyes

heart-shaped faces
heart-shaped faces
Question 4
4. What taxonomic classification level is the largest and most broad?(1 point)
Responses

kingdom
kingdom

species
species

order
order

domain
domain
Question 5
5. Select the correct format for the scientific name of the domestic cat. (1 point)
Responses

Felidae Felis Catus
Felidae Felis Catus

felis Catus
felis Catus

Felis catus
Felis catus

felis catus
felis catus
Question 6
6. Mold on bread is categorized as a(n)(1 point)
Responses

bacterium.
bacterium.

plant.
plant.

fungus.
fungus.

animal.
animal.
Question 7
7. Which statement is true?(1 point)
Responses

A dichotomous key uses samples to identify organisms using observable traits.
A dichotomous key uses samples to identify organisms using observable traits.

A dichotomous key uses question pairs to identify organisms by their group.
A dichotomous key uses question pairs to identify organisms by their group.

A dichotomous key uses photographs to identify organisms using observable traits.
A dichotomous key uses photographs to identify organisms using observable traits.

A dichotomous key uses question pairs to identify organisms by their characteristics.
A dichotomous key uses question pairs to identify organisms by their characteristics.
Question 8
8. Your teacher describes an organism that digests its food externally before absorbing it. You also find out that this organism cannot move. Based on what you’ve learned, this organism is most likely a(n)(1 point)
Responses

fungus.
fungus.

bacterium.
bacterium.

protist.
protist.

animal.
animal.
Question 9
9. What is the lowest level of taxonomic classification (i.e., the narrowest)?(1 point)
Responses

species
species

class
class

genus
genus

order
order
Question 10
10. What is the name of a specific type of model that shows how animals diverge during evolution?(1 point)
Responses

cladogram
cladogram

taxonomy
taxonomy

diagram
diagram

hierarchy
hierarchy
Question 11
11. A grasshopper is an arthropod. Based on the grasshopper’s characteristics, which other animal likely belongs to this group?(1 point)
Responses

mosquito
mosquito

tapeworm
tapeworm

clam
clam

coral
coral
Question 12
12. Which of the following characteristics best distinguishes cats from dogs?(1 point)
Responses

Cats are mammals, but dogs are not.
Cats are mammals, but dogs are not.

Cats have retractable claws, while dogs do not.
Cats have retractable claws, while dogs do not.

Dogs have whiskers, but cats do not.
Dogs have whiskers, but cats do not.

Dogs can see in the dark better than cats.
Dogs can see in the dark better than cats.
Question 13
13. What is one major advantage of having an exoskeleton instead of a backbone?(1 point)
Responses

It provides better protection from predators.
It provides better protection from predators.

It makes animals more flexible and faster.
It makes animals more flexible and faster.

It allows animals to grow continuously without shedding.
It allows animals to grow continuously without shedding.

It makes movement easier on land and in water.
It makes movement easier on land and in water.
Question 14
14. Which characteristic is unique to reptiles and not found in mammals?(1 point)
Responses

They have a backbone.
They have a backbone.

They lay eggs.
They lay eggs.

hey are covered in scales.
hey are covered in scales.

They are warm-blooded.

Answer 1

Here are the suggested answers for your questions:

1. Birds are uniquely classified from other organisms because they all have feathers.
2. Ferns and pine trees can be classified as different organisms from each other based on whether they have seeds.
3. Which characteristic do all owl families share? nighttime hunting.
4. What taxonomic classification level is the largest and most broad? domain.
5. Select the correct format for the scientific name of the domestic cat: Felis catus.
6. Mold on bread is categorized as a(n) fungus.
7. Which statement is true? A dichotomous key uses question pairs to identify organisms by their characteristics.
8. Your teacher describes an organism that digests its food externally before absorbing it. You also find out that this organism cannot move. Based on what you’ve learned, this organism is most likely a(n) fungus.
9. What is the lowest level of taxonomic classification (i.e., the narrowest)? species.
10. What is the name of a specific type of model that shows how animals diverge during evolution? cladogram.
11. A grasshopper is an arthropod. Based on the grasshopper’s characteristics, which other animal likely belongs to this group? mosquito.
12. Which of the following characteristics best distinguishes cats from dogs? Cats have retractable claws, while dogs do not..
13. What is one major advantage of having an exoskeleton instead of a backbone? It provides better protection from predators..
14. Which characteristic is unique to reptiles and not found in mammals? They are covered in scales..

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