Classification Curveballs

Question 1 · multiple choice

A mushroom belongs to fungi rather than plants because it…

Cannot reproduce Is always microscopic Has no cells Does not photosynthesise like green plants

Question 2 · multiple choice

An octopus and a snail look very different but both belong to…

Arthropods Annelids Molluscs Echinoderms

Question 3 · multiple choice

A peanut grows underground, yet botanists group it with peas because it…

Has a woody nutshell like an acorn Is a swollen root Lacks seeds Develops in a legume pod

Question 4 · multiple choice

Which group includes both a crab and a butterfly?

Mammals Molluscs Arthropods Annelids

Question 5 · multiple choice

Why use scientific names across countries?

Every name is English Common names vary by language and region Names replace observation Scientific names never change

Question 6 · multiple choice

A pine differs from an apple tree because its seeds are not enclosed in…

An embryo Fruit Protective coats Living tissue of any kind

Question 7 · true false

True or false: Two organisms looking similar must be each other's closest relatives.

True False

Question 8 · multiple choice

Which connects dolphins' fins and humans' arms evolutionarily?

Modified mammalian forelimbs A shared feather covering Identical external shapes Independent plant structures

Question 9 · multiple choice

A branching evolutionary tree groups species by…

Current country only Alphabetical order Shared ancestry Adult size alone

Question 10 · multiple choice

In a two-part scientific name, the first word identifies the…

Genus Individual animal Subspecies only Habitat type