Classification

Question 1

What is classification?

Answer 1

The process of grouping organisms based on similar characteristics

Question 2

What are the seven taxonomic levels?

Answer 2

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 3

How do you remember the seven taxonomic levels?

Answer 3

Kids pick candy over fresh green salad

Question 4

What are the five kingdoms?

Answer 4

Animalia, Plantae, Prokaryotae, Protoctista and Fungi

Or animals, plants, prokaryotes, protoctista and fungi

Question 5

What are 3 characteristics of the kingdom animalia

Answer 5

Multicellular, no chlorophyll and they ingest food

Question 6

What are 3 characteristics of the kingdom plantae

Answer 6

Multicellular, contain chlorophyll and make food by photosynthesis

Question 7

What are 2 characteristics of the kingdom prokaryotae

Answer 7

No nucleus and no membrane bound organelles

Question 8

What are 3 characteristics of kingdom protoctista

Answer 8

Mostly unicellular, may contain chlorophyll and have a true nucleus

Question 9

What are 3 characteristics of kingdom fungi

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is the phylum porifera and 3 characteristics?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What are 3 characteristics of the phylum Cnidaria

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What is and what are characteristics of phylum platyhelminthes

Answer 12

Flatworms. They have a long, flat, unsegmented body

Question 13

What is and what are characteristics of the phylum nematodes?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What is and what are characteristics of phylum annelids?

Answer 14

Segmented worms. Have an elongated body divided into segments

Question 15

What are 3 characteristics of phylum arthropods

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What are 3 characteristics of phylum molluscs

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What are 3 characteristics of the phylum echinoderms

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What are 3 characteristics of the phylum chordates?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What classes are under arthropods?

Answer 19

Crustaceans, arachnids, insects, myriapods.

Question 20

What classes are under chordates?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What are 3 characteristics of the class crustaceans?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What are 3 characteristics of arachnids?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What are characteristics of insects?

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

What are 3 characteristics of myriapods?

Answer 24

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

centipedes, millipedes.

Question 25

What are most chordates called?

Answer 25

Vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone.

Question 26

What are 3 characteristics of Pisces or fish?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

What are 3 characteristics of amphibians

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What are 2 characteristics of reptiles?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

What are characteristics of aves (birds)

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What are characteristics of mammals?

Answer 30

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