5.5 Classification Flashcards
Give a plant example of a Kingdom
Plantae
Give a plant example of a Phylum
Angiospermaphyta
Give a plant example of a Class
Dicotyledonaea
Give a plant example of an Order
Ranales
Give a plant example of a Family
Ranunculacae
Give a plant example of a Genus
Ranunculus
Give a plant example of a Species
acris
Give a plant example of a Common name
Meadow buttercup
Give an animal example of a Kingdom
Animalia
Give an animal example of a Phylum
Chordata
Give an animal example of a Class
Mammalia
Give an animal example of an Order
Primates
Give an animal example of a Family
Hominidae
Give an animal example of a Genus
Homo
Give an animal example of a Species
sapiens
Give an animal example of a common name
Human
Name the 4 plant phyla you need to know about
Bryophyta
Filicinophyta
Coniferophyta
Angiospermophyta
What are the common names for Bryophyta
Mosses
Liverworts
What are the common names for Filicinophyta
Ferns
What are the common names for Coniferophyta
Conifers
What are the common names for Angiospermophyta
Flowering plants
What are the structural features of the Bryophyta
No roots or cuticle Rhizoids similar to root hairs Mosses with simply leaf-like structures Liverworts have flattened shape called a thallus Spores produced in capsules
What are the structural features of the Filicinophyta
Roots Leaves in fronds Cuticle on leaves Can form small trees, but not woody Spores produced in structures call sporangia
What are the structural features of the Coniferophyta
Shrubs to very large trees
Roots, stems, leaves
Woody stems and roots
Produce seeds
What are the structural features of the Angiospermophyta
Highly variable in structure - tiny herbaceous plants to large trees Roots, stems, leaves, flowers Can form woody tissue Some parasitic Produce seeds
Name the 6 animal phyla you need to know about
Porifera Cnidaria Platyhelminthes Annelida Mollusca Arthropoda
What is the common name for the Porifera
Sponges
What is the common name for the Cnidaria
Jellyfish and sea anemones
What is the common name for the Platyhelminthes
Flatworms
What is the common name for the Annelida
Segmented worms
What is the common name for the Mollusca
Snails, slugs, squids
What is the common name for the Arthropoda
Crabs, spiders, scorpions, centipees, insects
What are the structural features of the Porifera
No special shape
Lack tissues and organs
Collection of cells of different types organised into pores, canals and chambers
What are the structural features of the Cnidaria
Two cell layers
Radial symmetry
Two forms - medusa and polyp
Tentacles with stinging cells (nematoblasts)
What are the structural features of the Platyhelminthes
Flat and unsegmented
Bilaterally symmetric
Rudimentary head
Mouth but no anus
What are the structural features of the Annelida
Segmented body
Bilaterally symmetric
Bristles (chaetae)
Mouth and anus
What are the structural features of the Mollusca
Soft, flexible body with no obvious segmentation
Head, muscular foot and visceral hump
Many with a single or double shell
What are the structural features of the Arthropoda
Segmented
Bilaterally symmetric
Hard, chitinous exoskeleton
Jointed appendages
