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Classification Flashcards

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1
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Who created the classification system?

A

Carl Linnaeus.

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2
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How many domains are there?

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Three.

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3
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Which domain contains plants, animals, and fungi?

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Eukarya.

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Which 2 domains contain microscopic living things?

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Bacteria and Archaea.

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5
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What kingdom do Zoologists study?

A

Animal.

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6
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What kingdom do Botanists study?

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Plant.

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7
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What kingdom do Mycologists study?

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Fungi

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8
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What 2 kingdoms do Microbiologists study?

A

Monera and Prostit.

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9
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True or False? All animals get their energy by consuming other living things.

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True.

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10
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Classifying animals into vertebrates and invertebrates looks at whether or not the animal has a ___________

A

Backbone.

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11
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What is an internal skeleton called in animals?

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Endoskeleton.

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True / False. Some mammals are warm blooded.

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False. All animals are warm blooded.

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What vertebrate class has scales, lays eggs, and is cold-blooded?

A

Reptiles.

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14
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Invertebrates have an external skeleton called the:

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Exoskeleton.

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15
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What invertebrates have many legs?

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Arthropods.

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What invertebrates have soft bodies that have a head and a foot region with a hard outer shell?

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Moluscs.

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17
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What invertebrates have rings around their body which include species of worms?

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Annelids.

18
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What group of invertebrates have tentacles that sting and are venomous?

A

Cnidarians.

19
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What kingdom has living things that make their food using photosynthesis and can’t move?

A

Plants.

20
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(True / False) Plants can be classified by if they reproduce using seeds or spores.

A

True.

21
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Are Angiosperms plants that produce seeds?

A

Yes.

22
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(True / False) Angiosperms are split into Monocots and Monodots.

A

False. Angiosperms are split into Monocots and Dicots.

23
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If a seed grows one cotyledon, is it a Monocot or Dicot?

A

It’s a Monocot.

24
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If a seed grows two cotyledon, is it a Monocot or Dicot?

A

It’s a Dicot.

25
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What type of leaves do Monocots have?

A

Leaves that have veins that run parallel to each other.

26
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What type of leaves do Dicots have?

A

Leaves that have veins that branch out from a central point.

27
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Do Angiosperms have flowers or no flowers?

A

Angiosperms have flowers.

28
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Do Gymnosperms have flowers?

A

No.

29
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(True / False) Gymnosperms release seeds from under their trunk.

A

False. Gymnosperms release seeds from cones.

30
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Do Ferns produce seeds or spores?

A

Spores.

31
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Where do ferns grow their leaves?

A

In the underside of their leaves.

32
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(True / False) Mosses & Liverworts have small leaf-like structures and small root-like structures to anchor themselves to the surface?

A

True.

33
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(True / False) Fungi are plants.

A

False.

34
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Are fungi good at decomposing?

A

Yes. Fungi are the best decomposers.

35
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Does yeast make bread worse?

A

No. It’s the opposite. They help bread rise.

36
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Who discovered the Monera kingdom?

A

Anton Van Leeuewhoek.

37
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(True / False) The Monera kingdom is only made up of bacteria?

A

False. Most living things in the Monera kingdom are bacteria, however, some aren’t.

38
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Can cells come in different shapes?

A

Yes. These include spheres, spirals or shapes like rods and commas.

39
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(True / False) Cells can be single, paired, in a crowd or in a chain.

A

True.

40
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(True / False) The Protista kingdom doesn’t have any variety due to how many less organisms it has compared to other kingdoms.

A

False.

41
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Is the Phytoplankton in the Protista kingdom?

A

Yes.

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