Chapter 2 :3 Flashcards
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Describe the diversity of living things on Earth. How many living things have been discovered and classified?
See Page 28.
Where are some places where lots of interesting species have been discovered?
The seas of New Caledonia, remote jungles of Foja Mountain, and New Guinea, IDN.
How is the great diversity of living things classified? Explain how the Linnaeus system works? Give an example of how a living thing is classified.
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See Page 29-30.
Is it useful for biologists to classify living things according to their colour?
See first paragraph Page 29.
What does ‘homo sapiens’ mean in Latin and what is the two part naming system of living things called? Who introduced it and what else did he do?
See Science Tidbit Page 30.
What are scientific names and why do we use them? Why are they important and give some examples
done
See pages 31-32.
Why is classification of living things important?
done
See page 32.
What types of living things are plants and can they make their own food?
Check page 33.
How do scientists classify plants? Draw a chart depicting this classification.
done
See page 34.
What are non-vascular plants? State their types and examples.
done
See first part of Page 35.
What are vascular plants? State their types and explain. Provide examples too.
done
See Pages 35-37.
If you do not see any flowers on a plant, does it mean that it is definitely a non-flowering plant?
See Page 38.
How is the animal kingdom classified and what type of living things are animals?
See first part of page. 39.
Explain vertebrates and state their types. Describe the characteristics of each type of vertebrate. Also, draw a chart depicting how they are classified.
done
See second section of page 39 and the characteristics on Pages 40-41.
Explain invertebrates and state their types. Also state the characteristics and state all the examples. Draw a chart depicting how they are classified.
done
See last part of Page 39 and then Pages 42-45.