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34 Cards in this Set
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What are the five kingdoms of life? |
-Animal -Plant -Fungi -Monera -Protist |
Andy Punched Fred More Painfully |
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Order of Classification. (Kings Play Chess On Fine Glass Stools) |
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species |
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As you move down the order of classification, the similarity in the group _______. |
increases |
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As you move down the order of classification, the size of the group ______. |
Decreases |
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Ectothermal |
Use external body heat |
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Endothermal |
Use internal body heat |
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Characteristics of ANIMALS |
-feeds on other organisms -multicellular eg. human |
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Characteristics of PLANTS |
-make food by photosynthesis -made of many cells eg. Ferns |
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Fungi |
-feeds mostly on dead material from other organisms -can be unicelluar or multicellular eg. yeast |
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Protist |
-unicellular -most live in water eg. volvox |
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Monera |
-rely on other organisms for food -live in many temperatures eg. bacteria |
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vertebrate |
animals with backbones |
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Invertebrate |
Animals without backbones |
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vertebrates belong in the ______ phylum |
chordates phylum |
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Why do we classify things? |
We classify things into categories to help us keep track, stay organised and to be able to compare different things. |
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Dichotomous Key |
A classification method that that consists of a series of choices that lead the user to the correct name of a given item/organism. |
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Classes of Phylum Chordata |
-Fish -Amphibians -Reptiles -Mammals -Birds/Aves |
F.A.R.M.B(oy) |
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Molluscs |
-live in water/very moist places -invertebrates eg. Snails |
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Nematodes |
-bilateral symmetry -found in damp soil, water, and as parasites eg. Heart worm |
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Platyhelminths |
-a worm with a flat body -invertebrates Eg. Earth worm |
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Cnidarians |
-catches food by stinging -has tentacles Eg. Jellyfish |
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Poriferans |
-live in water -multicellular Eg. Sponge |
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Arthropods |
-found everywhere -waterproof exoskeleton -multicellular eg. Spider |
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Echidnoderms |
-live in ocean, often near coast -radial symmetry Eg. Starfish |
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Annelids |
-segmented body -rings along length of body eg. leeches |
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Fish |
-breathe through gills -endothermic Eg. Sharks |
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Reptiles |
-ectothermic -breathes uses only their lungs -vertebrates Eg. Crocodile |
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Birds |
-have feathers covering their bodies -endothermic -have wings Eg. Bats |
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Mammals |
-endothermic -feed babies with milk produced by mother (mammary glands) Eg. Echidna |
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Amphibians |
-breathe through skin -ectothermic -vertebrates Eg. Frogs |
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How do we name an organism? |
Genus species |
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The study of classification is called |
Taxonomy |
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Why isn't a penguin a mammal? |
For an animal to be classified as a mammal, they must have mammary glands. (Milk-producing glands) |
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Chordates |
A phylum of animals with backbones |
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