Classification of organisms Flashcards
1
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Features of kingdom animalia
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- Energy from external source
- Independent movement
- Cells surrounded by cell membrane
2
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Features of superphylum coelomate
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- Coelom
- Gut tubes suspended in coelom
- Three germ layers
3
Q
Features of phylum chordata
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- Neural tube
- Notochord
- Pharyngeal pouches (somites)
- Segmentation
4
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Features of subphylum vertebrate
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- Vertebral column
- Skeleton (including skull)
- Spinal cord and spinal nerves
- Four limbs with five digits
5
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Features of class mammal
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- Mammary glands
- Hair from follicles in dermis
- Sweat and sebaceous glands
- Muscular cheeks
- Placenta
- Warm-blooded
- 4 chambered heart
- Expanded forebrain and cerebral cortex
- 3 middle ear ossicles
6
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Features of order primates
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- Binocular vision (eyes at front)
- Clavicle and no skin btw hips and shoulder
- Opposable thumb
- Greater brain and visual capacity
7
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Features of family hominidae
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- Opposable thumb
- Flattened nails
- No tail
- Complex social behaviour, facial expression and visualization
8
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Features of species homo sapiens
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- Upright posture
- Bipedal locomotion
- Peculiar foot (arched)
- Non-opposable big toe
- Lengthened larynx
