Classification Flashcards
What skin does a mammal have?
It has fur
What skin does a fish have?
It has scales
What skin does a bird have?
It has feathers
What skin does a reptile have?
It has scales
What skin does an amphibian have?
It has soft skin that can absorb oxygen when wet.
Does a mammal have warm blood or cold blood?
Warm blooded
Does a fish have warm blood or cold blood?
Cold blooded
Does a bird have warm blood or cold blood?
Warm blooded
Does a reptile have warm blood or cold blood?
Cold blooded
Does an amphibian have warm blood or cold blood?
Cold blooded
How does a mammal fertilise?
Internal fertilisation and gives birth to live young
How does a fish fertilise?
External fertilisation and lays hundreds of eggs on water.
How does a bird fertilise?
Internal fertilisation and lays eggs with a shell on
How does a reptile fertilise?
Internal fertilisation and lays eggs with a shell on
How do mammals look after their young?
Feed their young and look after them until they are able to look after themselves
How do fish look after their young?
They don’t look after their young
How do birds look after their young?
Feed their young until they are able to fly and leave their nest
How do reptiles look after their young?
They son’t look after their young
How do amphibians look after their young?
They sont look after their young
How do mammals breath?
Through lungs
How do fish breath?
Through special organs called gills
How do reptiles breathe?
Through lungs
How do amphibians breathe?
Through lungs and through the soft skin that when wet can abrorm
How are flatworms?
Flated body with no segments
How are roundworms?
Long thin body with no segments
How are segmented worms?
Long rube shaped with segments
How are jellyfish and sea anemones?
Jelly-like body. Tentacles to catch food
How are molluscs?
They usually have a shell. Not in segments, and move on a muscular foot
How are the arthropods?
Jointed legs. Body has an outer hard skeleton
How are starfish and sea urchin?
5 arms or star-shaped pattern on their bodies. Spiny skin
How are crustaceans?
Chalky outer skeleton. Most live in water
How are Insects?
6 legs, 3 parts of the body. Have wings
How are spiders?
8 legs, 2 parts of the body and no wings
How are centipedes and millipedes?
Long body made up of segments. Lots of legs
What are keys used?
To identify species
What are the 2 types of living organisms?
- Plants
- animals
What types of animals are there?
- vertebrates
- Invertebrates
What types of vertebrates are there?
- mammals
- fish
- birds
- reptiles
- amphibians
What type of invertebrates are there?
- roundworms
- flatworms
- segmented worms
- molluscs
- arthropods
- starfish & sea urchin
- jellyfish & sea anemones
What types of arthropods are there?
- crustaceans
- spiders
- insects
- centipedes and millipedes
What types of plants are there?
Mosses
Ferns
Conifers
Flowering plants
How are mosses?
No proper roots or stems. Thin leaves that lose water. Make spores
How are ferns?
Make spores. Strong stem, roots and leaves
How ate flowering plants?
Have flowers which make seeds
How are conifers?
Needle- like leaves. Make seeds inside cones
7 words that classificate an animal?
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
What does binomial mean?
Having 2 names. (Every plant and animal has 2 names)
Which of the 7 words are the ones that identify you?
Genus & species
What is the word equation for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide + water –> glucose + oxygen
What is photosynthesis?
The process that plants take to make their own food
How is the plants food called?
Glucose
