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1
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What is classification

A

putting living organisms into groups

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why are animals classified

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so they can be studied easily

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What are the different groups?

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Which is the largest group

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Kingdom

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Which is the smallest group

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Species

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what does multicellular mean

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many cells

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What does unicellular mean

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one cell

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what is a prokaryote

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it has no nucleus

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what is a eukaryote

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has nucleus

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What are the different kingdoms

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Monera, Protoctista, Fingi, Plants, Animals

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What is Monera

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it is a prokaryote and unicellular

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What are some examples of Monera

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bacteria and blue-green algae many are pathogenic

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What is a feature of Monera

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Some are useful. e.g. in making your cheese

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What is Protoctista

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it is a eukaryote and mostly unicellular

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What are some examples of Protoctista

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flagellum, cilia, pseudopodia

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What is a feature of Protoctista

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they often have projections so that they move

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What is Fungi

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it is a eukaryote and multicellular (not yeast)

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What are some examples of Fungi

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yeast (used in bread and beer making), mushroom mould

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What is a feature of Fungi

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They reproduce using spores, have feeding threads called hyphae

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What is plants

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it is a eukaryote and multicellular

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What are some features of plants

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the cells have cell wall ad vacuole. They might also have chloroplasts.

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What is an animal

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it is a eukaryote and multicellular

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Are viruses living organisms? Why or why not?

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no because they are not made up of cells and they do not carry out the functions of life themselves

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what are the different animals

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invertebrates and vertebrates

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what are the different invertebrates

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jellyfish, flatworm, annelid worm, nematode worm, arthropods, molluscs, echinoderm

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What is another name for jellyfish

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cnidaria

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what is another name for annelid worm

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earthworm

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what is another name for nematode worm

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roundworm

29
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what is another name for echinoderm

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starfish

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Features of a jellyfish

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soft body, tentacles around the mouth

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Features of a flatworm

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thin,flat body

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Features of an annelid worm

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thin soft bodies, divided into segments

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Features of a nematode worm

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thin cylindrical bodies not divided into segments

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Features of an arthropod

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exoskeleton and jointed legs

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Features of a molluscs

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soft bodies, most have a shell

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Features of an echinoderm

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spiny skin

37
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What are the different arthropod classes

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insects, arachnids, crustacea and myriapods

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Features of an insect

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3 pairs of legs, 1 pair of antennae, usually 2 pairs of wings

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Features of an arachnid

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4 pairs of legs

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Features of a crustacea

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5 or more pairs of legs, 2 pairs of antennae and classified exoskeleton

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Features of a myriapod

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10 or more pairs of legs and 1 pair of antennae

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Examples of insects

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mosquito, fly, beetle

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Examples of arachnids

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spider, scorpion, tick

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Examples of crustacea

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lobster, woodlouse

45
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Examples of myriapods

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centipedes, millipedes

46
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what are the different vertebrate classes

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fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals

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How to classify fish

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scales, lay eggs in water, breath through gills and have fins

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How to classify amphibians

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smooth, moist skin, they lay eggs in water, the breathe from lungs and skin, they have 4 legs

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how to classify reptiles

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dry skin with scales, they lay eggs on land, breathe from lungs and have 4 legs

50
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How to classify birds

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feathers, the lay eggs on land, they breathe from lungs and the have 2 wings and 2 legs

51
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How to classify mammals

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fur, they give birth to young fed with milk by mammary glands, they breathe from the lungs and diaphragm and have 4 limbs

52
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Ex. fish

A

herring, shark

53
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ex. amphibians

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frog,toad

54
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ex. reptiles

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lizard,snake and turtle

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ex. birds

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pigeon, parrot

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ex. mammals

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mouse, dolphin, bat, human

57
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5 groups in the plant kingdom

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Algae, Mosses, Ferns, Conifers, flowering plants

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Another name for conifers

A

gymnosperms

59
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Another name for flowering plants

A

anglosperms

60
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Identify algae

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simple plants, no roots,stems and leaves

61
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Identify mosses

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have stems and leaves but no roots, reproduce by spores

62
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Identify ferns

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have stems, roots, have leaves with leaflets. The leaves are called fronds, reproduce by spores made in structures called sporangia which are found at he underside of fronds.

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Identify conifers

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have roots,woody,stems and needle like leaves and reproduce by seeds developed in cones

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Identify flowering plants

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have roots, (woody or non-woody) stems and leaves, have flowers as the reproductive organ and reproduce by seeds

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