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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Variation and Classification 2 (Questions)

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Living things can first be classified into animals and plants and then there are any number of sub-divisions.

See how much you know in our second Science quiz all about Variation and Classification.

1. Which of the following is not an arthropod?
[ ] Arachnid
[ ] Crustacean
[ ] Insect
[ ] Mollusc
2. Which of the following has two body parts, four pairs of jointed legs and no wings?
[ ] Beetle
[ ] Crab
[ ] Spider
[ ] Woodlouse
3. Which of the following has an unsegmented body?
[ ] Ant
[ ] Snail
[ ] Wasp
[ ] Worm
4. How many legs do insects have?
[ ] 6
[ ] 4 pairs
[ ] 5 pairs
[ ] More than 10
5. Which is the odd one out?
[ ] Algae
[ ] Flowering plants
[ ] Fungi
[ ] Mosses
6. Which one of the following is found in water?
[ ] Algae
[ ] Conifers
[ ] Ferns
[ ] Mosses
7. Which is the odd one out?
[ ] Apple tree
[ ] Chestnut tree
[ ] Fir tree
[ ] Oak tree
8. Which is the odd one out?
[ ] Bluebell
[ ] Bracken
[ ] Grass
[ ] Snowdrop
9. Which is the odd one out?
[ ] Daisy
[ ] Dandelion
[ ] Grass
[ ] Moss
10. What do the following have in common - daffodil, grass and apple tree?
[ ] All produce pollen
[ ] No stems
[ ] Reproduce by spores
[ ] Simple leaves
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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Variation and Classification 2 (Answers)
1. Which of the following is not an arthropod?
[ ] Arachnid
[ ] Crustacean
[ ] Insect
[x] Mollusc
Arthropods have legs, a mollusc is legless
2. Which of the following has two body parts, four pairs of jointed legs and no wings?
[ ] Beetle
[ ] Crab
[x] Spider
[ ] Woodlouse
Spiders are arachnids. Arachnophobia is a fear of spiders
3. Which of the following has an unsegmented body?
[ ] Ant
[x] Snail
[ ] Wasp
[ ] Worm
The others all have more than one body part
4. How many legs do insects have?
[x] 6
[ ] 4 pairs
[ ] 5 pairs
[ ] More than 10
5. Which is the odd one out?
[ ] Algae
[ ] Flowering plants
[x] Fungi
[ ] Mosses
Fungi have no chlorophyll, so are not green, and cannot make their own food
6. Which one of the following is found in water?
[x] Algae
[ ] Conifers
[ ] Ferns
[ ] Mosses
Algae have no roots, stems or leaves
7. Which is the odd one out?
[ ] Apple tree
[ ] Chestnut tree
[x] Fir tree
[ ] Oak tree
A fir tree is a conifer, it has needle leaves and seeds in cones
8. Which is the odd one out?
[ ] Bluebell
[x] Bracken
[ ] Grass
[ ] Snowdrop
Bracken is a fern and reproduces by spores
9. Which is the odd one out?
[ ] Daisy
[ ] Dandelion
[ ] Grass
[x] Moss
Mosses have no roots and reproduce by spores
10. What do the following have in common - daffodil, grass and apple tree?
[x] All produce pollen
[ ] No stems
[ ] Reproduce by spores
[ ] Simple leaves
All hayfever sufferers should get this correct!