Classification Flashcards
How many kingdoms are there?
5
What does MRS. NERG stand for
Movement
Respiration- energy
Sensitivity- notice and react
Nutrition- food
Excretion- get rid of unwanted waste
Reproduction
Growth
What are the five kingdoms?
Protista Fungi Animalia Plantae Monera
What are two characteristics of Protista
Aquatic
Is not a plant, animal or fungus
What are some characteristics of fungi?
Microscopic
What are some characteristics of Animalia
They have a circulatory system
Skeleton system
What are some characteristics of plantae
Green
Obtain energy from the sun
What are some characteristics of monera
Single celled
They are all prokaryotes
What are vertibrates
A living thing with a backbone and a cartilaginous skeleton
What are invertebrates
A living thing that doesn’t have a skeleton or spine. They might however have an exoskeleton (skeleton on the outside)
What are the sub groups under vertibrates
Mammals Fish Reptiles Amphibians Birds
What are the sub groups under invertebrates
Cnidarians Flatworms True worms Molluscs Echinoderms Arthropods
What are the seven groups in classifying
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
