Classification of living organisms (Unit 1)

Question 1

What does it mean to classify?

Answer 1

arrange objects in groups based on similarities

Question 2

Classify the following into living and non-living:

wood carving;tree;book;human;plastic bottle;flowers and a highlighter

Answer 2

living: tree; human; flowers

non-living: wood carving; plastic; bottle; highlighter; book

Question 3

What is the branch of science concerning classifications called?

Answer 3

taxonomy

Question 4

What are the main 5 animal kingdoms?

Answer 4

1 animals
2 plants
3 protists
4 fungi
5 bacteria

Question 5

What are the 7 classification levels?

Answer 5

1 kingdom
2 phylum
3 class
4 order
5 family 
6 genus
7 species

Question 6

Classify the lion into the 7 categories:

Answer 6

1 animalia
2 chordata
3 mammalia 
4 carnivora
5 felidae
6 pantheria
7 leo