SERI OMEGA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Name of Student : ________________________
Subject : Science
Year : Y7A
Teacher : Niw Chang Chee
Home Work No. :3
Date Given : 5.3.2012 (Mon)
Date Due : 7.3.2011 (Wed)
Sub topic : Classification of living things
1) What are the three main kingdoms of living things?
(i) _____________________________
(ii) _____________________________
(iii) _____________________________
2) The microorganisms are divided into 4 groups. They are
(i) _____________________________
(ii) _____________________________
(iii) _____________________________
(iv) _____________________________
3) Animals are divided into two main groups. They are:
(i) _____________________________
(ii) _____________________________
4) What is the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?
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5) Name five classes of vertebrates.
i) ______________________________
ii) ______________________________
iii) ______________________________
iv) ______________________________
v) ______________________________
6) Plants are divided into two main groups. They are
i) _________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________
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7) (a) What does a mushroom feed on?
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(b) To which kingdom of living things does mushroom belong to?
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8) What are the four major classes of arthropod?
Give one example for each class of arthropod.
Groups of arthropod Example
1) Insects
2) Spider
3) Millipedes
4) Crustaceans
9) The diagram shows a classification key.
(a) J and K represent two big groups of living things. What are J and K?
J: ___________________________
K: ___________________________
(b) What characteristic of living organism is used to classify J into groups L and M?
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(c) Name the groups labelled P, Q, R, S and U.
P: _________________
Q: _________________
R: _________________
S: _________________
U: _________________
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10) The table below describes the characteristics of two organisms, X and Y
Organisms X and Y are members of which groups?
Organism X: __________________________
Organism Y: __________________________
11) Give one reasons why plants are important to the ecosystem.
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12) The diagram shows four animals, N, O, P and Q.
(a) State two ways in which animal N and animal Q are similar.
(i) _________________________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________________________
(b) Which animal is an insect? Explain your answer.
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(d) Classify the animals into vertebrates and invertebrates.
(i) Vertebrates : ____________________________
(ii) Invertebrates : ____________________________
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13) Complete the following chart to show the classification of invertebrates.
Invertebrates
1) ____________ 2) ____________ 3) ___________ 4) ___________
Example: Example: Example: Example:
jelly fish snail flatworm earthworm
sea octopus tapeworm
anemone planarian
squid
5) _________ 6) ___________ 7) _________
Example: Example: Example:
spider starfish roundworm
ant sea
cucumber
millipedes
14) Use the following spider key to identify organisms A, B, C and D
A: _____________ B: _____________ C: _____________ D: ________________
