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Classification of Organisms Flashcards

- Characteristics of living things - Group living organisms found in a maned habitat based on observed similarities and differences. - Classify organisms into taxonomic groups based on physical similarities.

1
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What is classification?

A

Categorizing something or someone into a certain group or system based on certain characteristics.

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What is the plural of genus

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Genera

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State the meaning of binomial nomenclature.

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This is a system in which species of animals or plants are given two names, the first one tells the genus that it belongs while the second tells the species.

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What is an observation?

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To notice or perceive something, while using your senses to give information on the thing.

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What are the characteristics of Living Things?

A 
GRIMNER
Growth
Respiration
Irritability
Movement
Nutrition
Excretion
Reproduction
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What is a habitat?

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A place where an organism lives, their surrounding.

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7
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What are the five kingdoms?

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  1. Prokaryotes
  2. Protoctists
  3. Fungi
  4. Plantae
  5. Animalia
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8
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A virus causes diseases such as…

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  • Smallpox
  • Measles
  • Aids
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What are the two types of classification?

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  • Artificial

- Natural

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What is the difference between Artificial and Natural classification?

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Artificial classification is based on observed characteristics such as color, shape or number of legs etc. While natural classifications are based on internal and external characteristics, such as anatomy, behavior etc.

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11
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Carl Linnaeus came up with a system called________-that is used for naming species of organisms with a biological name.

A

Binomial system

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12
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Plural for phylum

A

Phyla

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13
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The flowering plants have true flowers and make so seeds. They are also called ____________ and are divided into two groups:

  1. _______________
  2. _______________
A
  1. Angiosperms
  2. Monocotelydons
  3. Dicotelydons
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There are five types of vertebrates:

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  • Fish
  • Amphibians
  • Reptiles
  • Birds
  • Mammals
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15
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Name the protozoan that performs all bodily functions such as excretion etc.

A

Amoeba

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16
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Escherichia coli is a part of what Kingdom?

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Prokaryote

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What type of prokaryote is Escherichia Coli?

18
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Name the bacteria that can be found in the intestines of humans and animals, that helps to digest food.

A

Escherichia coli

19
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According to Carl Linnaeous’ system, the Binomial System, how would shorten

  1. Escherichia coli
  2. Eryngium foetidum
A

E. coli

E. foetidum

20
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Define microscopic

A

So small, it can’t be seen with the naked eye, but can be seen with a microscope.

21
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Unicellular organisms are made up of how many cells?

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Unicellular means it is made up of one cell.

22
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What does monocotyledon mean?

A

Made up of one seed leaf

23
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Describe the leaf of a monocotyledon plant and give an example.

A

It has parallel veins

Eg. Corn, grass

24
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What does dicotyledon mean?

A

Made up of two seed leaves

25
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Describe the leaves of a dicotyledon plant and give an example.

A

They have net-like or branching veins
Eg. hibiscus, roses, sunflowers, dandelions

N.B- Angiosperms are also dicotyledons.

26
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What are angiosperms?

A

Plants that produce flowers and bear their seeds in the fruit.

27
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Give an example of an invertebrate that lives on land and one that lives in water.

A

Snail

Sea cucumber

28
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Give the three examples of Anthropods.

A 
1. Crustaceans
Crabs, shrimp, lobsters
2. Arachnids
Scorpions, spiders, mites, ticks
3. Insects
Bees, ants, fleas, locusts
29
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Characteristics of Anthropods

A

They all have an exoskeleton and jointed limbs

30
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Characteristics of Molluscs

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They have a soft body that is often covered by a shell.

31
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Examples of Molluscs

A

Snail, slugs, octopus, squid, clam, oysters, conch.

32
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Characteristics of chordates

A

They have a vertebral column

33
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Examples of chordates.

A

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals

34
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Name the five groups of vertebrates.

A 
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
35
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Organisms can be classified according to similarities in their ____________ __________________

A

Visual Characteristics

36
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Examples of Visual characteristics

A

Organisms with legs eg. spiders
Organisms with antennas eg. ants, insects
Organisms with segmented abdomens eg. ants, bees

37
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Give an example of a prokaryote.

38
Q

Give an example of Protoctists

A

Algae, protozoa

39
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Give an example of Fungi

A

Mould, yeasts, mushroom

40
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Give an example of Plantae

A

Mosses, ferns, conifers, flowering plants

41
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Give an example of Animalia

A

Invertebrates, vertebrates

42
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Why do we classify organisms?

A

For easy identification on a global scale, and for when biologists are studying.

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