Classifying Organisms

Question 1

Classification

Answer 1

Sorting organisms into groups based on their difference and similarities.

Question 2

Characteristic

Answer 2

The feature of an organism.

Question 3

Variation

Answer 3

The difference between living things.

Question 4

Species

Answer 4

A group of living things that are able to breed and produce fertile offspring.

Question 5

Why do scientists put living things into groups?

Answer 5

So that they can be studied more easily

Question 6

The name of the scientist?

Answer 6

Carl Linnaeus

Question 7

Kingdom?

Answer 7

Plants, Animals, Fungi, Monera, Protists

Question 8

Kingdom

Answer 8

Plants: make their own food, many cells, has a cell wall.

Animals: Eats other organisms, many cells, Has cells except cell wall

Monera: Has 1 cell and no nucleus.

Question 9

Animal Kingdom

Answer 9

(PHYLUM)
Vertebrates: (Class) Fish, Birds ,Mammals ,Reptiles and Amphibians.
Invertebrates: No backbone

Question 10

Mammals

Answer 10

They have hair or fur.
They give birth to young.
They feed on their mothers’ milk.
External ears

Question 11

Fish

Answer 11

They have slimy scales.
They have fins.
Lay jelly coated eggs in water.
Have gills for breathing.

Question 12

Birds

Answer 12

Have wings, feathers and beak.
Lay hard shelled eggs.
Two legs

Question 13

Amphibian

Answer 13

Have thin moist skin.
Lay jelly coated eggs in water.
Live part of their life in water (young) and part on land (adults).

Question 14

Reptiles

Answer 14

Have dry scales.
Lay leathery eggs on land.

Question 15

Hybirds

Answer 15

Offspring produced by members of two different species.