Grouping Living Things

Question 1

Mia has six animals: a salmon, a frog, a turtle, a hawk, a rabbit, and a butterfly. First she puts the animals into two groups based on where they live most of the time, and then she puts the same six animals into two new groups based on what they eat. Which explanation correctly describes Mia’s reasoning for BOTH groupings?

Accepted Answer

She first grouped the animals that live mainly in water together and the animals that live mainly on land together. Then she grouped the animals that eat plants together and the animals that eat other animals together.

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She first grouped the cold‑blooded animals together and the warm‑blooded animals together. Then she grouped the animals that can fly together and the animals that cannot fly together.

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She first grouped the animals that are bigger than a cat together and the smaller ones together. Then she grouped the animals that have legs together and the ones that have no legs together.

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She first grouped the animals that have fur or feathers together and the animals without fur or feathers together. Then she grouped the animals that live in the sea together and the animals that live in the forest together.

Question 2

Which statement best describes how living things can be grouped?

Accepted Answer

Living things can be grouped in many different ways, such as by habitat, diet, and physical characteristics.

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Living things can be grouped only by whether they are plants or animals.

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Living things can be grouped only by the color of their bodies.

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Living things can be grouped only by the type of food they eat.

Question 3

Which statement best shows that living things can be grouped in more than one way?

Accepted Answer

Animals can be grouped by the food they eat, the places they live, or the way they move.

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Living things are always grouped only by whether they are plants or animals.

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Only plants can be grouped by the size of their leaves.

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All the animals that have feathers can be placed together.

Try three questions

Which statement best describes how living things can be grouped?

Which statement best shows that living things can be grouped in more than one way?

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