Classification of Organisms

Question 1

What is classification?

Answer 1

Categorizing something or someone into a certain group or system based on certain characteristics.

Question 2

What is the plural of genus

Answer 2

Genera

Question 3

State the meaning of binomial nomenclature.

Answer 3

This is a system in which species of animals or plants are given two names, the first one tells the genus that it belongs while the second tells the species.

Question 4

What is an observation?

Answer 4

To notice or perceive something, while using your senses to give information on the thing.

Question 5

What are the characteristics of Living Things?

Answer 5

GRIMNER
Growth
Respiration
Irritability
Movement
Nutrition
Excretion
Reproduction

Question 6

What is a habitat?

Answer 6

A place where an organism lives, their surrounding.

Question 7

What are the five kingdoms?

Answer 7

1. Prokaryotes
2. Protoctists
3. Fungi
4. Plantae
5. Animalia

Question 8

A virus causes diseases such as…

Answer 8

• Smallpox
• Measles
• Aids

Question 9

What are the two types of classification?

Answer 9

• Artificial

- Natural

Question 10

What is the difference between Artificial and Natural classification?

Answer 10

Artificial classification is based on observed characteristics such as color, shape or number of legs etc. While natural classifications are based on internal and external characteristics, such as anatomy, behavior etc.

Question 11

Carl Linnaeus came up with a system called________-that is used for naming species of organisms with a biological name.

Answer 11

Binomial system

Question 12

Plural for phylum

Answer 12

Phyla

Question 13

The flowering plants have true flowers and make so seeds. They are also called ____________ and are divided into two groups:

2. _______________
3. _______________

Answer 13

1. Angiosperms
2. Monocotelydons
3. Dicotelydons

Question 14

There are five types of vertebrates:

Answer 14

• Fish
• Amphibians
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Mammals

Question 15

Name the protozoan that performs all bodily functions such as excretion etc.

Answer 15

Amoeba

Question 16

Escherichia coli is a part of what Kingdom?

Answer 16

Prokaryote

Question 17

What type of prokaryote is Escherichia Coli?

Answer 17

Bacteria

Question 18

Name the bacteria that can be found in the intestines of humans and animals, that helps to digest food.

Answer 18

Escherichia coli

Question 19

According to Carl Linnaeous’ system, the Binomial System, how would shorten

1. Escherichia coli
2. Eryngium foetidum

Answer 19

E. coli

E. foetidum

Question 20

Define microscopic

Answer 20

So small, it can’t be seen with the naked eye, but can be seen with a microscope.

Question 21

Unicellular organisms are made up of how many cells?

Answer 21

Unicellular means it is made up of one cell.

Question 22

What does monocotyledon mean?

Answer 22

Made up of one seed leaf

Question 23

Describe the leaf of a monocotyledon plant and give an example.

Answer 23

It has parallel veins

Eg. Corn, grass

Question 24

What does dicotyledon mean?

Answer 24

Made up of two seed leaves

Question 25

Describe the leaves of a dicotyledon plant and give an example.

Answer 25

They have net-like or branching veins Eg. hibiscus, roses, sunflowers, dandelions N.B- Angiosperms are also dicotyledons.

Question 26

What are angiosperms?

Answer 26

Plants that produce flowers and bear their seeds in the fruit.

Question 27

Give an example of an invertebrate that lives on land and one that lives in water.

Answer 27

Snail | Sea cucumber

Question 28

Give the three examples of Anthropods.

Answer 28

``` 1. Crustaceans Crabs, shrimp, lobsters 2. Arachnids Scorpions, spiders, mites, ticks 3. Insects Bees, ants, fleas, locusts ```

Question 29

Characteristics of Anthropods

Answer 29

They all have an exoskeleton and jointed limbs

Question 30

Characteristics of Molluscs

Answer 30

They have a soft body that is often covered by a shell.

Question 31

Examples of Molluscs

Answer 31

Snail, slugs, octopus, squid, clam, oysters, conch.

Question 32

Characteristics of chordates

Answer 32

They have a vertebral column

Question 33

Examples of chordates.

Answer 33

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals

Question 34

Name the five groups of vertebrates.

Answer 34

``` Fish Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals ```

Question 35

Organisms can be classified according to similarities in their ____________ __________________

Answer 35

Visual Characteristics

Question 36

Examples of Visual characteristics

Answer 36

Organisms with legs eg. spiders Organisms with antennas eg. ants, insects Organisms with segmented abdomens eg. ants, bees

Question 37

Give an example of a prokaryote.

Answer 37

Bacteria

Question 38

Give an example of Protoctists

Answer 38

Algae, protozoa

Question 39

Give an example of Fungi

Answer 39

Mould, yeasts, mushroom

Question 40

Give an example of Plantae

Answer 40

Mosses, ferns, conifers, flowering plants

Question 41

Give an example of Animalia

Answer 41

Invertebrates, vertebrates

Question 42

Why do we classify organisms?

Answer 42

For easy identification on a global scale, and for when biologists are studying.