Animal and Plant Classification

Question 1

Characteristics

Answer 1

Scientists use these to group and sort (classify) organisms

Question 2

Classification

Answer 2

Grouping objects by using a set of rules (their characteristics)

Question 3

Kingdom

Answer 3

Largest group for classification

Question 4

Species

Answer 4

Most specific group for classification

Question 5

Common Name

Answer 5

Everyday name; what we call things (ex: cat)

Question 6

Scientific Name

Answer 6

Latin name used by scientists all over the world (ex: felis catus)

Question 7

Vertebrate

Answer 7

Animals with a backbone

Question 8

Invertebrate

Answer 8

Animals without a backbone

Question 9

Seeded Plants

Answer 9

Plants that use seeds to reproduce; most plant species are in this group

Question 10

Seedless Plants

Answer 10

Plants that use spores to reproduce; fewer plant species in this group

Question 11

What are the three major parts of most plants?

Answer 11

The roots, the leaves, and the stem

Question 12

How do water and nutrients travel through plants?

Answer 12

Either through the stem or leaves

Question 13

Name two specific examples of seeded plants

Answer 13

gymnosperms and the angiosperms

Question 14

Name three specific examples of seedless plants

Answer 14

Ferns, horsetails, and club mosses

Question 15

What is the difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?

Answer 15

Angiosperms have fruits or flowers, and gymnosperms have no fruits and flowers