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Classification Flashcards

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What is classification?

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The process of grouping organisms based on similar characteristics

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What are the seven taxonomic levels?

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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How do you remember the seven taxonomic levels?

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Kids pick candy over fresh green salad

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What are the five kingdoms?

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Animalia, Plantae, Prokaryotae, Protoctista and Fungi

Or animals, plants, prokaryotes, protoctista and fungi

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What are 3 characteristics of the kingdom animalia

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Multicellular, no chlorophyll and they ingest food

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What are 3 characteristics of the kingdom plantae

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Multicellular, contain chlorophyll and make food by photosynthesis

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What are 2 characteristics of the kingdom prokaryotae

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No nucleus and no membrane bound organelles

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What are 3 characteristics of kingdom protoctista

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Mostly unicellular, may contain chlorophyll and have a true nucleus

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What are 3 characteristics of kingdom fungi

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Multicellular, no chlorophyll and made up of microscopic threads called hyphae

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What is the phylum porifera and 3 characteristics?

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Sponges. They are stationary organisms, lack tissues and organs and body contains a single cavity with many pores in its walls making a system of water canals

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What are 3 characteristics of the phylum Cnidaria

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Have a bag or umbrella shaped body, gut has only one opening, the mouth and has a ring of tentacles around the mouth

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What is and what are characteristics of phylum platyhelminthes

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Flatworms. They have a long, flat, unsegmented body

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What is and what are characteristics of the phylum nematodes?

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Roundworms. Have an elongated, round, unsegmented body with pointed ends.

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What is and what are characteristics of phylum annelids?

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Segmented worms. Have an elongated body divided into segments

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What are 3 characteristics of phylum arthropods

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Have a waterproof exoskeleton, have a segmented body, have several pairs of jointed legs,

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What are 3 characteristics of phylum molluscs

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Have a soft, most, unsegmented body, have a muscular foot, has many shells.

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What are 3 characteristics of the phylum echinoderms

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Have a body based on a radiant pattern. Of five parts, has tube feet with suction pads for movement, body wall contains calcium carbonate plates with projecting spines

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What are 3 characteristics of the phylum chordates?

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Has a backbone, has a dorsal nerve cord with the anterior end usually enlarged forming the brain, most have an internal skeleton of bone and cartilage

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What classes are under arthropods?

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Crustaceans, arachnids, insects, myriapods.

20
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What classes are under chordates?

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Pisces(fish), amphibians, reptiles, aves(birds), mammals.

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What are 3 characteristics of the class crustaceans?

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Had two pairs of antennae, has five or seven pairs of legs, body is divided into head thorax and abdomen or cephalothorax and abdomen.

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What are 3 characteristics of arachnids?

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Have no antennnae, have four pairs of legs and body is divided into cephalothorax and abdomen.

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What are characteristics of insects?

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One pair of antennae, has three pairs of legs, body divided into head, thorax and abdomen, have a pair of compound eyes, most have two pairs of wings.

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What are 3 characteristics of myriapods?

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One pair of antennae, many pairs of legs and body is elongated and divided into many segments.

centipedes, millipedes.

25
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What are most chordates called?

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Vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone.

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What are 3 characteristics of Pisces or fish?

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Waterproof skin with scales, gills for breathing and fins for swimming

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What are 3 characteristics of amphibians

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Soft, moist, non-waterproof skin with no scales, eggs laid in water while adults live on land, larvae have gills while adults have lungs.

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What are 2 characteristics of reptiles?

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Dry waterproof skin with scales, lay eggs with a rubbery shell on land

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What are characteristics of aves (birds)

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Waterproof skin with feathers, beak and no teeth, wings, lay eggs with a hard shell and are homeothermic.

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What are characteristics of mammals?

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Waterproof skin with hair and sweat glands, different types of teeth, young feed on milk from their mother and are homeothermic.

Biology 3rd (9 decks)

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