4) Classification Of Living organisms Flashcards
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Movement
The change of place or position of an organism or part of an organism
Respiration
Chemical reaction that involves the breakdown of food, to release energy
Sensitivity
the ability to detect a stimulus and show a response
Growth
Permanent increase in number and size of cells as well as dry mass
Reproduction
Making more of the same kind
Excretion
Getting rid of Waste products of metabolism, Excess substances, and Toxic materials. W.E.T
Egestion
Removal of undigested food out of the body in the form of faeces
Nutrition
Its the ability to obtain or make organic compounds needed to provide energy for growth and development
Taxonomy
placing living organism into categories on the basis morphology and anatomy to make it easier
morphology and anatomy
overall form and body shape
internal body structure by dissection
Advantages of using DNA analysis
accurate, faster, cheaper, and allow large scale identification and only trace sample used
Classification
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Over
Family
Genus
Species
Genus
group of organisms similar to each other but if they breed they produce an infertile offspring
Species
group of living organisms sharing the same characteristics and if they breed they produce a fertile offspring
Mammals features
1.Body covered by hair or fur
2.Give birth and young develop in
uterus of mother
3.mammary gland which
produce milk to feed their young
lactation
4.Ear pinna
5.Sweat gland
6.Diaphragm
7.Warm blooded
8.Heart with 4 chambers
Reptiles features
1.Dry Scaly skin
2.soft shelled eggs
3.Cold blooded
Fish Features
1.Scaly skin
2.Have gills
3.Have fins
4.Lay eggs with no shells, jelly coat
5.Cold blooded
Amphibians Features
1.moist skin no scales
2.Lay eggs with no shells, jelly like
3.Tadpoles live in water, but adults live
on land
4.Tadpoles have gills for gas exchange,
adult have lungs
5.Cold blooded
Birds Features
1.Body covered with feather
2.Have beak
3.Front limbs are wings
4.Lay eggs with hard shells
5.Warm blooded
Insect Features
1.3 Pairs of jointed legs
2.wings or none
3.body divided into 3 body
segments
4.1 Pair of antennae
5.1 pair of compound eyes
Arachnids
1.4 Pairs of jointed legs
2.Simple eyes
3.2 body segments
crustaceans
- 5 pair of jointed legs
- 2 body segments
- 2 pairs of antennae
Myriapods
- many body segments
- many jointed legs
non flowering plants
- ferns
- fronds
- reproduce asexually by spores