Classification

Question 1

What is classification

Answer 1

putting living organisms into groups

Question 2

why are animals classified

Answer 2

so they can be studied easily

Question 3

What are the different groups?

Answer 3

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 4

Which is the largest group

Answer 4

Kingdom

Question 5

Which is the smallest group

Answer 5

Species

Question 6

what does multicellular mean

Answer 6

many cells

Question 7

What does unicellular mean

Answer 7

one cell

Question 8

what is a prokaryote

Answer 8

it has no nucleus

Question 9

what is a eukaryote

Answer 9

has nucleus

Question 10

What are the different kingdoms

Answer 10

Monera, Protoctista, Fingi, Plants, Animals

Question 11

What is Monera

Answer 11

it is a prokaryote and unicellular

Question 12

What are some examples of Monera

Answer 12

bacteria and blue-green algae many are pathogenic

Question 13

What is a feature of Monera

Answer 13

Some are useful. e.g. in making your cheese

Question 14

What is Protoctista

Answer 14

it is a eukaryote and mostly unicellular

Question 15

What are some examples of Protoctista

Answer 15

flagellum, cilia, pseudopodia

Question 16

What is a feature of Protoctista

Answer 16

they often have projections so that they move

Question 17

What is Fungi

Answer 17

it is a eukaryote and multicellular (not yeast)

Question 18

What are some examples of Fungi

Answer 18

yeast (used in bread and beer making), mushroom mould

Question 19

What is a feature of Fungi

Answer 19

They reproduce using spores, have feeding threads called hyphae

Question 20

What is plants

Answer 20

it is a eukaryote and multicellular

Question 21

What are some features of plants

Answer 21

the cells have cell wall ad vacuole. They might also have chloroplasts.

Question 22

What is an animal

Answer 22

it is a eukaryote and multicellular

Question 23

Are viruses living organisms? Why or why not?

Answer 23

no because they are not made up of cells and they do not carry out the functions of life themselves

Question 24

what are the different animals

Answer 24

invertebrates and vertebrates

Question 25

what are the different invertebrates

Answer 25

jellyfish, flatworm, annelid worm, nematode worm, arthropods, molluscs, echinoderm

Question 26

What is another name for jellyfish

Answer 26

cnidaria

Question 27

what is another name for annelid worm

Answer 27

earthworm

Question 28

what is another name for nematode worm

Answer 28

roundworm

Question 29

what is another name for echinoderm

Answer 29

starfish

Question 30

Features of a jellyfish

Answer 30

soft body, tentacles around the mouth

Question 31

Features of a flatworm

Answer 31

thin,flat body

Question 32

Features of an annelid worm

Answer 32

thin soft bodies, divided into segments

Question 33

Features of a nematode worm

Answer 33

thin cylindrical bodies not divided into segments

Question 34

Features of an arthropod

Answer 34

exoskeleton and jointed legs

Question 35

Features of a molluscs

Answer 35

soft bodies, most have a shell

Question 36

Features of an echinoderm

Answer 36

spiny skin

Question 37

What are the different arthropod classes

Answer 37

insects, arachnids, crustacea and myriapods

Question 38

Features of an insect

Answer 38

3 pairs of legs, 1 pair of antennae, usually 2 pairs of wings

Question 39

Features of an arachnid

Answer 39

4 pairs of legs

Question 40

Features of a crustacea

Answer 40

5 or more pairs of legs, 2 pairs of antennae and classified exoskeleton

Question 41

Features of a myriapod

Answer 41

10 or more pairs of legs and 1 pair of antennae

Question 42

Examples of insects

Answer 42

mosquito, fly, beetle

Question 43

Examples of arachnids

Answer 43

spider, scorpion, tick

Question 44

Examples of crustacea

Answer 44

lobster, woodlouse

Question 45

Examples of myriapods

Answer 45

centipedes, millipedes

Question 46

what are the different vertebrate classes

Answer 46

fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals

Question 47

How to classify fish

Answer 47

scales, lay eggs in water, breath through gills and have fins

Question 48

How to classify amphibians

Answer 48

smooth, moist skin, they lay eggs in water, the breathe from lungs and skin, they have 4 legs

Question 49

how to classify reptiles

Answer 49

dry skin with scales, they lay eggs on land, breathe from lungs and have 4 legs

Question 50

How to classify birds

Answer 50

feathers, the lay eggs on land, they breathe from lungs and the have 2 wings and 2 legs

Question 51

How to classify mammals

Answer 51

fur, they give birth to young fed with milk by mammary glands, they breathe from the lungs and diaphragm and have 4 limbs

Question 52

Ex. fish

Answer 52

herring, shark

Question 53

ex. amphibians

Answer 53

frog,toad

Question 54

ex. reptiles

Answer 54

lizard,snake and turtle

Question 55

ex. birds

Answer 55

pigeon, parrot

Question 56

ex. mammals

Answer 56

mouse, dolphin, bat, human

Question 57

5 groups in the plant kingdom

Answer 57

Algae, Mosses, Ferns, Conifers, flowering plants

Question 58

Another name for conifers

Answer 58

gymnosperms

Question 59

Another name for flowering plants

Answer 59

anglosperms

Question 60

Identify algae

Answer 60

simple plants, no roots,stems and leaves

Question 61

Identify mosses

Answer 61

have stems and leaves but no roots, reproduce by spores

Question 62

Identify ferns

Answer 62

have stems, roots, have leaves with leaflets. The leaves are called fronds, reproduce by spores made in structures called sporangia which are found at he underside of fronds.

Question 63

Identify conifers

Answer 63

have roots,woody,stems and needle like leaves and reproduce by seeds developed in cones

Question 64

Identify flowering plants

Answer 64

have roots, (woody or non-woody) stems and leaves, have flowers as the reproductive organ and reproduce by seeds