Characteristics And Classification

Question 1

Movement

Answer 1

An action done by an organism or part of an organism resulting in a change in position or place

Question 2

Respiration

Answer 2

Chemical reaction that takes place in cells that breaks down nutrient molecules to release energy for metabolism

Question 3

Sensitivity

Answer 3

Ability to detect and react to changes in the internal and external environment

Question 4

Growth

Answer 4

Permanent increase in size and dry mass

Question 5

Reproduction

Answer 5

Making more of the same kind of organism

Question 6

Excretion

Answer 6

Removal of the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess of requirement

Question 7

Nutrition

Answer 7

Taking in of substances for growth development and energy

Question 8

Species

Answer 8

A group of organisms that reproduce to produce fertile off spring

Question 9

Binomial system

Answer 9

An international ally agreed system in which the scientific name of a species consists of two parts, the genus and the species

Question 10

How is dna used in classification

Answer 10

DNA sequences are used to code for amino acid sequences in proteins

Question 11

Myriapods

Answer 11

• body made up of segments
• each segment has one pair of jointed legs
• one pair of antennai

Question 12

Insects

Answer 12

• three past body
• 2 pairs of wings
• 3 pairs of jointed legs
• 1 pair of antenai

Question 13

Arachnids

Answer 13

• 2 part body
• 4 pairs of jointed legs
• no antennai

Question 14

Crustacean

Answer 14

• chalky exoskeleton
• more than 4 pairs of jointed legs
• 2 pairs of antennai

Question 15

Bacterial cell

Answer 15

• cell membrane
• circular loop of dna
• plasmid
• ribosome
• cytoplasm
• cell wall made form peptidoglycan

Question 16

Plants

Answer 16

• split into two groups
• flowering
• ferns
• ferns produce through spores
• flowering plants produce through flowers and Seeds
• mono cots - multiples of 3 - parallel leaf
• do Cots- multiples of 4 and 5 - reticulated leaf veins

Question 17

Viruses

Answer 17

• structure: - DNA/RNA, envelope, protein coat
• not living things
• they don’t carry out the life processes instead take over a shots cells metabolic path way I order to copy themselves

Question 18

Fungi

Answer 18

• multi cellular
• have nucleus and cell wall not made of chloroplast
• parasitic or saprophytic nutrition

Question 19

Protoctists

Answer 19

• most unicellular some multicellular
• all have nucleus some have cell wall and chloroplast
• some photosynthesis some feed on organic substances

Question 20

Prokaryotes

Answer 20

• unicellular
  Have cell wall and cytoplasm
• don’t have nucleus and Mitochondria