Classification and characteristics of organisms Flashcards

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Movement

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The ability to change place or position

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Respiration

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The ability to chemically produce energy from nutrients

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Sensitivity

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The ability to detect changes in the environment and respond accordingly

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Growth

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The ability to permanently increase size and dry mass

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Reproduction

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The ability to produce offsprings of the same kind

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Excretion

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The ability to remove unwanted substances and wastes from the body

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Nutrition

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The ability to take in materials that provide nutrition and energy

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Binomial Nomenclature

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Genus + Species - classification method

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Genus

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Group of closely related species

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Species

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Group of organisms that can reproduce together in order to produce fertile offsprings

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Morphology

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The study of the external features

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Anatomy

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The study of internal features

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Type of cells

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Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

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Prokaryotes(4)

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  • Unicellular
  • Have plasmids
  • No membrane bound organelles
  • No nucleus
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Eukaryotes (3)

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  • Have a nucleus
  • Have membrane bound organelles
  • Have a nucleus
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Monera (4)

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  • Have circular DNA
  • Unicellular
  • Have a cell wall - not made up of cellulose
  • No membrane bound organelles within it
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Protoctists (3)

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  • Similar characteristics to
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Fungi (3)

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  • Cell walls - made up of chitin
  • Unicellular or multicellular
  • Made up of thread like structures known as hyphae
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Animalia (3)

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  • Unicellular or multicellular
  • No cell wall - only membrane
  • Heterotrophs
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Plantae (3)

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  • Unicellular or multicellular
  • Cell wall - Cellulose
  • Autotrophs
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Fish

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  • Have gills
  • Have fins
  • Have scales
  • Lay eggs with no shells
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Anmphibians

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  • Have gills as tadpoles
  • Have lungs when grown up
  • Have slimy skin
  • Normally stay in water when tadpoles but stay on land when adults
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Birds

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  • Have two front limbs that are wings
  • Have beaks
  • Lays eggs with hard shell
  • Have feathers
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Reptiles

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  • Have scaly skin
  • Lay eggs with soft shells
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Mammals

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  • Have mammary glands
  • Have sweat glands
  • Have pinna
  • Have Uterus and placenta with which birth is given
  • Have hair
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General features of arthropods

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  • Have an exoskeleton
  • Have several pairs of jointed legs
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Myriapods

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  • Have many segments
  • Have many legs for each segment
  • No antennae
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crustaceans

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  • Have four pairs of jointed legs
  • Have two pairs of antennae
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Insects

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  • Have three pairs of jointed legs
  • Have one pair of antennae
  • Have wings
  • Have 3 parts in their body
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Arachnids

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  • Have four pairs of jointed legs
  • Have no antennae
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Ferns (3)

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  • Have stem, leaf(fronds) and roots
  • Reproduce through spores
  • Are not flowering plants
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Monocots (3)

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  • Parallel veins
  • One cotyledon
  • Petals in multiples of 3
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Dicots (4)

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  • Network of veins
  • Two cotyledons
  • Petals in multiples of four or five
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Viruses

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RNA/DNA strands made up of protein coats.
- Not considered to be a living organism