Classification Guide Flashcards
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What are the characteristics of MONERA?
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Prokaryotic, Unicellular or colonial, Autotrophic or heterotrophic, microscopic
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What are the characteristics of PROTISTA?
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Unicellular or colonial, Autotrophic or heterotrophic, eukaryotic
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What are the characteristics of FUNGI?
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Unicellular or multicellular, Saprophytic or parasitic, eukaryotic
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What are the characteristics of PLANTAE?
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Multicellular, autotrophic, eukaryotic
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What are the characteristics of ANIMALIA?
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Multicellular, heterotrophic, eukaryotic
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What is the common name of MYXOMYCOTA?
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Slime mold
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What are the characteristics of MYXOMYCOTA?
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Fungus like, but with protist-like stages and large plasmodial stages
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How does MYXOMYCOTA get its nutrients?
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Saprophytic - eats decaying matter
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What is the common name of ASCOMYCOTA?
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Yeast or sac fungi
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What are the characteristics of ASCOMYCOTA?
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Sac-like reproductive structures
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How does ASCOMYCOTA get its nutrients?
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Saprophytic or parasitic - lives off of decaying matter or off of living things
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What is the common name of BASIDIOMYCOTA?
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Puffballs or mushrooms
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What are the characteristics of BASIDIOMYCOTA?
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Reproductive structures form club-like fruiting bodies - mushrooms
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How does BASIDIOMYCOTA get its nutrients?
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Mostly saprophytic, but some are parasitic
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What is the common name of ZYGOMYCOTA?
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Bread mold
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What are the characteristics of ZYGOMYCOTA?
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Have rhizoids & hyphae
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How does ZYGOMYCOTA get its nutrients?
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Most are saprophytic
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What is the common name of PHAEOPHYTA?
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Brown algae - kelp
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What is the pigment in PHAEOPHYTA?
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Fucozanthans
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Where do you usually find PHAEOPHYTA?
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They are marine organisms.
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What is the common name of CHLOROPHYTA?
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Green algae
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What is the pigment in CHLOROPHYTA?
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Chlorophyll
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Where do you usually find CHLOROPHYTA?
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They are aquatic
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What is the common name of BRYOPHYTA?
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Moss or liverworts
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What are the characteristics of BRYOPHYTA?
Amphibious, not roots or stems
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What is the common name(s) of CONIFEROPHYTA?
Pine or cone-bearing plants
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What are the characteristics of CONIFERPHYTA?
Cones, needle-like leaves, naked seeds
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What is the common name(s) of ANGIOSPERMOPHYTA?
Flowering plants
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What are the characteristics of ANGIOSPERMOPHYTA?
Flowers
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What kingdom is the phylum PORIFERA?
ANIMALIA
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What is the common name of PORIFERA?
Sponges
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How many layers in PORIFERA?
Two
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What habitat does PORIFERA live in?
Aquatic
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What symmetry does PORIFERA have?
Asymmetical
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How does PORIFERA feed?
Filter feeder
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What kingdom is the phylum CNIDERIA?
ANIMALIA
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What is the common name(s) of CNIDERIA?
Jellyfish, anemone, hydra
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How many layers in CNIDERIA?
Two
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What habitat does CNIDERIA live in?
Aquatic
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What symmetry does CNIDERIA have?
Radial
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How does CNIDERIA feed?
Tentacles with nematocysts
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What kingdom is the phylum PLATYHELMENTHES?
ANIMALIA
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What is the common name of the group PLATYHELMENTHES?
Flatworms
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How many layers in PLATYHELMENTHES?
Three
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What symmetry does PLATYHELMENTHES have?
Bilateral symmetry
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What class is TRUBELLARIA?
PLATYHELMENTHES
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What is the common name of the group TRUBELLARIA?
Planaria
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What habitat does TRUBELLARIA live in?
Free living, aquatic
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What feeding method does TRUBELLARIA have?
Two-way
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What class is TREMATODA?
PLATYHELMENTHES
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What is the common name of the group TREMATODA?
Flukes
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What feeding method does TREMATODA have?
Two-way
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What habitat does TREMATODA live in?
Mostly parasitic
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What class is CESTODA?
PLATYHELMENTHES
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What is the common name of the group CESTODA?
Tapeworm
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What feeding method does CESTODA have?
Absorbs host food
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What habitat does CESTODA live in?
Mostly parasitic
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What characteristics does CESTODA have?
Sectioned body, No digestive system
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What kingdom does NEMATODA belong to?
ANIMALIA
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What kind of digestive system does NEMATODA have?
One-way
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What kind of symmetry does NEMATODA have?
Bilateral
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What habitat does NEMATODA live in?
Mostly free-living, Some are parasitic
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What is the common name of the group NEMATODA?
Round worm
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What kingdom does ANNELIDA belong to?
ANIMALIA
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What kind of digestive system does ANNELIDA have?
One-way
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What kind of symmetry does ANNELIDA have?
Bilateral
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What habitat does ANNELIDA live in?
Terrestrail and aquatic
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What is the common name of the group ANNELIDA ?
Earthworm, leech
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What kingdom does MOLLUSCA belong to?
ANIMALIA
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What characteristics does MOLLUSCA have?
Mostly marine, most have a shell, very advanced organ system
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What phylum does GASTROPODA belong to?
MOLLUSCA
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What is the common name of the group GASTROPODA ?
Snail
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What habitat does GASTROPODA live in?
Mostly aquatics, some terrestrial
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What characteristics does GASTROPODA have?
One shell, only terrestrial mollusk
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What phylum does PELECYPODA belong to?
MOLLUSCA
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What is the common name of the group PELECYPODA ?
Scallop, clam, mussel
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What habitat does PELECYPODA live in?
Aquatic
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What characteristics does PELECYPODA have?
Two shells, no head section
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What phylum does CEPHALOPODA belong to?
MOLLUSCA
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What is the common name of the group CEPHALOPODA ?
Octopus, squid, natilus
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What habitat does CEPHALOPODA live in?
Aquatic
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What characteristics does CEPHALOPODA have?
Very advanced nervous system, "jet" propulsion
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What is the common name of the group ECHINODERMATA?
Sea urchins, starfish
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What characteristics does ECHINODERMATA have?
spiny skin, water vascular system, tube feet, no circulatory system, no brain
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What habitat does ECHINODERMATA live in?
Aquatic
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How does ECHINODERMATA move?
Water vascular system
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What symmetry does ECHINODERMATA show?
Radial
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What kingdom does ARTHROPODA belong to?
ANIMALIA
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What are the characteristics of ARTHROPODA ?
Exoskeleton, Jointed limbs, Segmented body
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What phylum is ARACHNIDA?
ARTHROPODA
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What is the common name of the group ARACHNIDA?
Spiders
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How many body sections in ARACHNIDA?
Two
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How many legs in ARACHNIDA?
Eight
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What are the characteristics of ARACHNIDA?
Silk web production, two body parts, eight legs
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What phylum is CRUSTACEA?
ARTHROPODA
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How many body sections in CRUSTACEA?
One
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What habitat does CRUSTACEA live in?
Aquatic
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What is the common name of the group CRUSTACEA ?
Crab, lobster
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What phylum is INSECTA?
ARTHROPODA
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How many body sections in INSECTA?
Three
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How many legs in INSECTA?
Six
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What are the characteristics of INSECTA?
Largest class in the world
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What habitat does INSECTA live in?
Terrestral
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What is the common name of the group INSECTA ?
Insects, butterfly, fly, moth, beetle
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What kingdom is phylum CHORDATA?
ANIMALIA
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What subphylum is CEHPALOCHORDATA?
CHORDATA
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What is the common name of the subphylum CEHPALOCHORDATA?
Lancet, amphioxus
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What are the characteristics of CEHPALOCHORDATA?
Filter feeders, marine dwelling
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What habitat does CEHPALOCHORDATA live in?
Marine
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What subphylum is VERTABRATA?
CHORDATA
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What is the common name of the subphylum VERTABRATA?
Any organism with a backbone
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What are the characteristics of VERTABRATA?
Have bones or cartilage surrounding a dorsal nerve cord
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What subphylum is class CONDRICHTHYES?
VERTABRATA
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What phylum is class CONDRICHTHYES?
CHORDATA
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What are the characteristics of class CONDRICHTHYES?
Skeleton of cartilage, mostly marine
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What habitat does class CONDRICHTHYES live in?
Marine
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What kind of skeleton does class CONDRICHTHYES have?
Cartilage
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How many chambers in the heart does class CONDRICHTHYES have?
Two
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What subphylum is class OSTEICHTHYES?
VERTABRATA
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What phylum is class OSTEICHTHYES?
CHORDATA
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What are the characteristics of class OSTEICHTHYES?
Bony skeleton, scales, fins
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How many chambers in the heart does class OSTEICHTHYES have?
Two
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What is the common name of class CONDRICHTHYES ?
Shark, rays, skates
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What is the common name of class OSTEICHTHYES ?
Fish
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What subphylum is class AMPHIBIA?
VERTABRATA
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What phylum is class AMPHIBIA?
CHORDATA
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What kind of integument system are the of class AMPHIBIA have?
Moist and smooth
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What kind of integument system are the of class OSTEICHTHYES have?
Scales
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Is class AMPHIBIA warm or cold blooded?
Cold - Endothermic
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How many chambers in the heart does class AMPHIBIA have?
Two in larvae and three in adults
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What is the common name of class AMPHIBIA ?
Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts
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What organisms in class AMPHIBIA are in the order ANURA?
Frog and toads
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What organisms in class AMPHIBIA are in the order URODELA?
Salamaders and others with tails
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What subphylum is class REPTILIA?
VERTABRATA
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What phylum is class REPTILIA?
CHORDATA
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What kind of integument system are the of class REPTILIA have?
Waterproof scales
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Is class REPTILIA warm or cold blooded?
Cold - Endothermic
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How many chambers in the heart does class REPTILIA have?
Most have three, alligators and crocodiles have four
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What is the common name of class REPTILIA ?
Snake, lizard, turtle
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What organisms in REPTILIA are in the order class SQUAMATA?
Lizards and snakes
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What organisms in class REPTILIA are in the order CHELONIA?
Turtles
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What subphylum is class AVES?
VERTABRATA
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What phylum is class AVES?
CHORDATA
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What kind of integument system are the of class AVES have?
Feathers
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Is class AVES warm or cold blooded?
Warm - Endothermic
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How many chambers in the heart does class AVES have?
Four
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What is the common name of class AVES ?
Birds
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What adaptations do class AVES have?
Hollow bones, hard shells on eggs, flight
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What subphylum is class MAMMALIA?
VERTABRATA
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What phylum is class MAMMALIA?
CHORDATA
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What kind of integument system are the of class MAMMALIA have?
Hair
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Is class MAMMALIA warm or cold blooded?
Warm - Endothermic
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How many chambers in the heart does class MAMMALIA have?
Four
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What is the common name of class MAMMALIA ?
If it has fur, it's a mammal
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What adaptations do class MAMMALIA have?
Hair, mammary glands, birth to live young
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What order can mice and rats be found?
RODENTIA
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What order can bats be found?
CHIROPTERA
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What order can lions, tigers, and bears be found?
CARNIVORA
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What order can deer, elk, cows, sheep, goats, and pigs be found?
ARTIODACTYLA
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What order can humans, chimps, and apes be found?
PRIMATES
