Classification

Question 0

Who started classification?

Answer 0

Karl Linneas

Question 1

What is classification?

Answer 1

Categorising species based on evolution, genes, DNA, plant sex organs and features.

Question 2

What is natural classification?

Answer 2

Grouping based on evolutionary connections

Question 3

What is artificial classification?

Answer 3

Grouping based on physical features

Question 4

Name the five kingdoms

Answer 4

Plants, animals, fungi, protoctista and prokaryotes.

Question 5

Give an example of a protoctista

Answer 5

Algae

Question 6

Give an example of a prokaryote

Answer 6

Bacteria-no nucleus

Question 7

What groups within the kingdom do we classify organisms into?

Answer 7

Kingdom, phylum groups, class, order, family, genus, species.

Question 8

Define kingdom

Answer 8

Large group, few common features

Question 9

Define phylum groups

Answer 9

Eg. Vertebrates large group, few common features

Question 10

Define class

Answer 10

Large group, several orders eg. Mammals, few features in common.

Question 11

Define order

Answer 11

Few features similar eg. Carnivores

Question 12

Define family

Answer 12

Groups that have similar characteristics eg.dogs

Question 13

Define genus

Answer 13

Similar characteristics, don’t breed together eg.foxes

Question 14

Define species

Answer 14

Lots of features common, breed and produce fertile offspring

Question 15

Why do we class living things?

Answer 15

Make them easier to study

Question 16

Why is the binomial species important?

Answer 16

It is the international basis of naming species.

Question 17

Name three problems of classifying species

Answer 17

Hybrids
Organisms that reproduce asexually
Ongoing evolution

Question 18

Why would closely related species have different features?

Answer 18

Live in different types of habitats.

Question 19

What is a hybrid?

Answer 19

Two different breeds that breed to produce fertile offspring eg.dogs