Explore the world of KS2 Science with this quiz all about Classification! It's about putting similar plants, animals, and other living things into groups.
Classification means grouping alike species together. Our planet has millions of different species - plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. Scientists organise them into groups to learn more. They compare similarities and differences to understand them better. In science lessons, you might have classified organisms too!
Test your skills in sorting animals and plants! Can you tell a fish from a whale, or know what invertebrates and vertebrates are? Try this fun science quiz on classification!
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is classification?
For example, all animals with feathers or all plants with flowers
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An animal with a spine is a vertebrate
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Snakes are vertebrates because they have a spine. Invertebrates are divided into many groups. The largest group is the arthropods, which includes insects, arachnids and crustaceans. Molluscs, such as the octopus, are also invertebrates
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Marsupials, such as kangaroos, are mammals
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Non-flowering plants include algae, lichens, ferns and mosses. These plants produce spores rather than seeds
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A classification key can also be called an identification key. The questions use the similarities and differences between organisms to identify them
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Mammals are also warm-blooded, of course!
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Dolphins must come to the surface of the water in order to breathe air, while sharks use their gills to breathe underwater. This is because dolphins are mammals, while sharks are fish
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Turtles (which are reptiles) and birds both lay eggs
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Although a small number of ants do have wings, most do not. The number of legs is the best difference between a spider and an ant
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