Diversity of Plant and Animal Life Flashcards
1
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Kingdoms of living organisms
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- Monera
- Protoctista
- Fungi
- Plantae
- Animalia
2
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Kingdom animalia’s main groups
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- vertebrates
- invertebrates
3
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Invertebrates subgroups
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- with jointed legs (arthropods)
- without jointed legs
4
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Vertebrates subgroups
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- fish
- birds
- reptiles
- amphibians
- mammals
5
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Characteristics of fish
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- cold-blooded
- body usually covered in scales
- breathe with gills
- live in water (fresh or sea)
6
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Characteristics of amphibians
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- cold-blooded
- have moist skin, without scales
- breathe with lungs, through skin
- live partly on land and water
7
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Characteristics of reptiles
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- cold-blooded
- have dry skin, covered in horny scales
- breathe with lungs
- live in land
8
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Characteristics of birds
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- warm-blooded
- have beaks
- have feathers
- have wings (not all can fly)
- breathe with lungs
- lay eggs with shells
9
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Characteristics of mammals
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- warm-blooded
- have hair
- breathe with lungs
- most give birth to live young
10
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Main groups of kingdom plantae
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- flowering plants
- non-flowering plants
11
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Flowering plants subgroups
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- roots, stems and leaves are present
- reproduce with seeds
- seeds are found in fruits
12
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Non-flowering plant subgroups examples
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- mosses and liverworts
- ferns
- gymosperms
13
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Mosses and liverworts’ characteristics
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- no true roots, stems or leaves
- reproduce by spores
- spores are found in capsules
14
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Ferns’ characteristics
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- roots, stems and leaves present
- reproduce with spores
- spores found on underside of leaves
15
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Gymnosperms’ characteristics
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- roots, stems and leaves present
- needle-like leaves
- reproduce by seeds
- seeds are found in cones, not protected by fruit
