5 kingdoms Flashcards
What are the five kingdoms?
- animal
- plant
- fungi
- protist
- monera
Give 2 examples for the fungi kingdom
e.g. mushrooms toadstools
Give 2 examples for the plant kingdom
e.g. Japanese maple tree and ferns
Give an example for the protist kingdom
e.g. algae
Give 2 examples for the animal kingdom
e.g. goats and frogs
Give 2 examples for the monera kingdom
e.g. blue-green algae and bacteria
What is classification?
Grouping things into specific groups based on their body and habits.
What are the characteristics of living things?
Living things are able to move, need oxygen, need food or nutrients, produce and eliminate wastes, grow, respond to changes and reproduce.
What is an arthropod?
An arthropod is a type of group animals can be classified into. This group contains, insects, spiders, crabs and lobsters.
What is a invertebrate?
An invertebrate is an animal with no backbone.
What is the characteristics of conifers
Conifers have stems, makes seeds, and has no flowers
What is the characteristics of mosses
They have have no stems.
What is the characteristics of ferns
Ferns have stems and make spores.
What is the characteristics of flowering plants
They all have stems, make seeds and have flowers.
What are the uses of bacteria and fungi
Some of the uses of bacteria and fungi include pharmacology and biotechnological applications.
What is equation photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 or carbon dioxide + water → (energy) sugars + oxygen
What is every thing that is living called
an organism
what is the basic unit of organisms?
a cell
what are the 8 groups when classifying animals
Fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, arthropods, worms and molluscs.
Give an example for the fish group
goldfish
Give an example for the bird group
sea gulls
Give an example for the amphibians group
frogs
Give an example for the reptiles group
turtles
Give an example for the mammals group
monkey
