Classification Flashcards
What process is NOT a characteristic of living things?
Photosynthesis
What type of key is this?
Dichotomus
What type of key is this?
Tabular
What type of key is this?
Circular key
A scientist that classifies organisms is called a __________.
Taxonomist
When using keys, which two are the most efficient way of classifying?
A: By colour
B: By kingdom
C: By size
D: By physical features
B and D
An organism’s kingdom and physical features are consistent across the species.
Why classify?
- Brings order
- Helps identify organisms
- Shows similarities and differences
- Easier to remember, describe, and identify
What is a vertibrate?
A vertibrae is an animal with a backbone.
What is an invertibrate?
An invertibrae is an animal without a backbone.
What is an exoskeleton?
A rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods.
Examples of an echinoderm?
Any animals from the phylum Echinodermata, marine animals with a water-vascular system, are invertebrates with rough, spiny skin and tube feet; body has five sections, such as starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.
What is the difference between an angiosperm and a gymnosperm?
An angiosperm is flowering plant with its seeds enclosed within an ovary, and a gymnosperm has no flowers or fruits and have unenclosed seeds.
What are the seven characteristics of living things?
Remember MRS.NERG
Movement
Respiratory
Sensitivity
Nutrition
Excretion
Reproduction
Growth
What is an endoskeleton?
An internal skeleton, like one a in human.
