Classification

Question 0

The three kingdom system separates living things into Plants, Animals and what?

Answer 0

Micro-organisms.

Question 1

Living Organisms can be separated into two main groups according to whether or not they can make their own food. What are they?

Answer 1

Plants and Animals.

Question 2

Micro-organisms can be separated into three categories to form the five kingdom system of classification. What are these three categories?

Answer 2

Bacteria, Protists and Fungi.

Question 3

What are the five categories used in the five kingdom system of classification?

Answer 3

Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protists and Bacteria.

Question 4

Animals are classified according to whether they have an internal skeleton (Endo-skeleton) or an external skeleton (Exo-skeleton). What name is given to these two groups?

Answer 4

Vertebrates and invertebrates.

Question 5

Vertebrates are animals which have internal skeletons and can be separated into two groups according to whether they need to keep their body temperature within a narrow range or whether they can adopt the temperature of their surroundings. What names are given to these two groups.

Answer 5

Thermal Specialists (Warm Blooded) and Thermal Generalists (Cold Blooded).

Question 6

Thermal Specialists need to cover their bodies in order to maintain their temperature. What name is given to the Thermal Specialists which are covered by hair or fur?

Answer 6

Mammals.