Classification Flashcards
The three kingdom system separates living things into Plants, Animals and what?
Micro-organisms.
Living Organisms can be separated into two main groups according to whether or not they can make their own food. What are they?
Plants and Animals.
Micro-organisms can be separated into three categories to form the five kingdom system of classification. What are these three categories?
Bacteria, Protists and Fungi.
What are the five categories used in the five kingdom system of classification?
Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protists and Bacteria.
Animals are classified according to whether they have an internal skeleton (Endo-skeleton) or an external skeleton (Exo-skeleton). What name is given to these two groups?
Vertebrates and invertebrates.
Vertebrates are animals which have internal skeletons and can be separated into two groups according to whether they need to keep their body temperature within a narrow range or whether they can adopt the temperature of their surroundings. What names are given to these two groups.
Thermal Specialists (Warm Blooded) and Thermal Generalists (Cold Blooded).
Thermal Specialists need to cover their bodies in order to maintain their temperature. What name is given to the Thermal Specialists which are covered by hair or fur?
Mammals.