| A | B |
| An animal with a backbone is | a vertebrate |
| An animal without a backbone is | an invertebrate |
| A plant that has a system of roots, stems and leaves for carrying nutrients throughout the plant is a | vascular plant |
| A plant whose nutrients are passed slowly from one cell to the next is a | non-vascular plant |
| Trees and flowers are examples of | vascular plants |
| Spanish moss and peat moss are examples of | non-vascular plants |
| The broadest category for classifying organisms is called | a kingdom |
| All living things (monerans, protists, fungi, plants, animals) are | organisms |
| Arthropods, mollusks, echinoderms, and worms are all | invertebrates |
| Spiders, lobsters and insects are all classified as | arthropods |
| Jellyfish, sea anemones and sponges are all classified as | simple invertebrates |
| Clams, oysters, snails and other soft-bodied animals with hard protective coverings are called | mollusks |
| Fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals are all | vertebrates |
| I am cold-blooded and lay eggs. I live my entire life in water and usually have gills, fins and scales. What am I? | fish |
| I am cold-blooded and lay eggs. I usually have scaly skin and live on land. What am I? | reptile |
| I am warm-blooded, lay eggs and usually have two legs, two wings and a body covered with feathers. What am I? | bird |
| I am cold-blooded and lay eggs. I live part of my life on land and part of my life in water. I am usually inactive in the winter. What am I? | amphibian |
| I am warm-blooded, usually live on land and have a body covered with hair or fur. I give birth to fully developed young and have milk glands for nursing them. What am I? | mammal |