Classification

Question 1

What does MRS GREN stand for?

Answer 1

M - Movement
R - Respiration
S - Sensitivity

G - Growth
R - Reproduction
E - Excretion
N - Nutrition

Question 2

What are unicellular organisms?

Answer 2

Unicellular - organisms that are made up of only one cell

Question 3

What are multicellular organisms?

Answer 3

Multicellular - organisms that are made up of more than one cell

Question 4

Why do we need to classify things?

Answer 4

1. To communicate about a large number of things easily
2. To create order
3. Separate what is already known from what is new

Question 5

What is a taxonomist?

Answer 5

A scientist who specialises in grouping and naming living things

Question 6

Who is known as the “father of taxonomy”?

Answer 6

Carl Linnaeus

Question 7

What are the 5 kingdoms of living things?

Answer 7

Monera
Protists
Fungi
Plants
Animals

Question 8

Do Monera have a cell wall?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Are Monera unicellular or multicellular?

Answer 9

Unicellular

Question 10

Are Protists unicellular of multicellular?

Answer 10

Unicellular

Question 11

Are Fungi unicellular of multicellular?

Answer 11

Multicellular

Question 12

Are Plants unicellular of multicellular?

Answer 12

Multicellular

Question 13

Are Animals unicellular of multicellular?

Answer 13

Multicellular

Question 14

Do Monera have a nucleus?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Do Monera have chlorophyll?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Do Monera make their own food?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Do Protists have a cell wall?

Answer 17

Some

Question 18

Do Protists have a nucleus?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Do Protists have chlorophyll?

Answer 19

Some

Question 20

Do Protists make their own food?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Do Fungi have a cell wall?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Do Fungi have a nucleus?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

Do Fungi have chlorophyll?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

Do Fungi make their own food?

Answer 24

No

Question 25

Do Plants have a cell wall?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

Do Plants have a nucleus?

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

Do Plants have chlorophyll?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

Do Plants make their own food?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

Do Animals have a cell wall?

Answer 29

No

Question 30

Do Animals have a nucleus?

Answer 30

Yes

Question 31

Do Animals have chlorophyll?

Answer 31

No

Question 32

Do Animals make their own food?

Answer 32

No

Question 33

What are vertebrates?

Answer 33

Animals that develop a backbone

Question 34

What are the 5 classes of vertebrates?

Answer 34

Amphibians Reptiles Birds Fish Mammals

Question 35

What are endotherms and ectotherms?

Answer 35

Endotherms - inside temperature stays the same, if the external temperature changes their body temperature stays the same. eg. mammals and birds Ectotherms - body temperature changes with the outside temperature. eg. fish, reptiles and amphibians

Question 36

What are some of the characteristics of a mammal?

Answer 36

- Has hair/fur - Gives birth to live young - Endotherm - Can be terrestrial and aquatic

Question 37

What are some examples of mammals?

Answer 37

- horse - human - chimp - bat - hippo - dolphin - whale - seal

Question 38

What are some of the characteristics of a bird?

Answer 38

- Lays eggs - Lays eggs in a hard shell - Endotherm - Can be terrestrial and aquatic

Question 39

What are some examples of birds?

Answer 39

- kookaburra - lorikeet - penguin

Question 40

What are some of the characteristics of a reptile?

Answer 40

- Has dry, scaly skin - Lays eggs leathery - Ectotherm - Can be terrestrial and aquatic

Question 41

What are some examples of reptiles?

Answer 41

- snake - lizard - gecko - crocodile - sea snake

Question 42

What are some of the characteristics of a fish?

Answer 42

- Has scales - Lays eggs in water - Ectotherm - Aquatic

Question 43

What are some examples of fish?

Answer 43

- sharks - clownfish - salmon - tuna

Question 44

What are some of the characteristics of an amphibian?

Answer 44

- Has moist, permeable skin - Lays eggs in water - Ectotherm - Can be terrestrial and aquatic

Question 45

What are some examples of amphibians?

Answer 45

- frogs ===> tadpoles ===> fish - axolotyl - salamander

Question 46

What are the 3 different types of mammals?

Answer 46

1. Placental 2. Monotreme 3. Marsupial

Question 47

What is the reproduction method of a placental mammal?

Answer 47

Nourishes the developing baby inside the mother's body by a placenta. The baby is born at a more mature stage. Some examples include: dingoes, seals, whales, flying foxes

Question 48

What is the reproduction method of a monotreme mammal?

Answer 48

The only mammals that lays eggs; this subclass consists of 2 species: the echidna and platypus

Question 49

What is the reproduction method of a marsupial mammal?

Answer 49

Give birth to tiny undeveloped young that climb into the pouch where it is fed on milk while it grows and finish development. Some examples include: wombats, koalas, tasmanian devils

Question 50

What are homeotherms?

Answer 50

Warm-blooded animals that maintain a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence

Question 51

What are poikilotherms?

Answer 51

Must be able to function over a wider range of temperatures than homeotherms

Question 52

What are the 7 levels of classification?

Answer 52

K - Kingdom P - Phylum C - Class O - Order F - Family G - Genus S - Species