CLASSIFICATION Flashcards
(14 cards)
What are the five kingdoms of organisms?
Plants, Animals. Fungi, Bacteria and protoctista
What is an animal
a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli
What is fungi?
eukaryotic organisms that lack chlorophyll and vascular tissue, living by decomposing and absorbing organic matter.
What is bacteria?
Small, single-celled organisms
What is a plant?
A living thing that growns in the earth and has a stem leaves and roots
What can animals be classifies into?
Vertrebrates, jellyfish, annelids, arthropods, molluscs, echimoderms. nemotodes and flatworms
What can athropods be classified into?
Arachinds, myriapods, crustacean and insects
What are the five types of vertebrates?
Mammals, Ampibians, Reptiles, Birds, Fish
What are charateristics of mammals?
They have fur
Warm-blooded
Give birth to live young
What are the charateristics of reptiles?
Scaly skin
cold-blooded
Produce eggs
What are the charateristics of ampbians?
Have smooth oily skin
Cold-blooded
Lay eggs
Live on water and on land
What are the charateristics of birds?
Have feathers
warm-blooded
Lay eggs
What are the charateristics of fish?
Lay eggs
Gills
Scales
Cold-Blooded
What are the eight groups of classification in desending order?
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
