Science Intro To Animals Test Review. Flashcards
what is Taxonomy
Scientific classification of organisms.
What are the levels of taxonomical classification
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
What are the levels of human Taxonomy
Animal, Chordata, Mammal, Primate, Hominid, Homo, Homo sapiens.
What is the phylum of the animal kingdom
(Humans-Chordata) (Arthropods-Insects, Spiders, Crustaceans.) (Annelids-Segmented Worms.)
Kingdoms Of Living Things
Animals/Plants/Protists/Fungi/Bacteria.
Benthos
Animals Underwater or on/in the bottom.
Sessile
Fixed/attached to one location.
Hermaphrodite
an organism having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics.
Detritus
dead or decaying organic material.
Medusa
Free Swimming jellyfish
Polyp
Attached jellyfish
Producer
An organism that can make its own food.
Decomposer
Breaks down waste and dead organisms and returns the raw materials to the ecosystem.
Herbivore
an organism that only consumes plants
Carnivore
an organism that only consumes meat
Scavenger
carnivores that feed on dead organisms.
Omnivore
an organism that eats both plants and animals.
Parasite
An organism that relies on another organism or its “host” for food and a place to live.
Host
an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
Vertebrate
an organism with a backbone
Invertebrate
an organism without a backbone.
what is bilateral symmetry
if you cut something in half it is the same on both sides.
what is radial symmetry
you can split it into more than 2 excess and all are the same.
what is asymmetry
it cannot be split equally among any amount of pieces.
sexual reproduction.
the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types
asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent.
food pyramid
a graphic representation of predatory relationships in the food chain, in which various forms of life are shown on different levels, with each level preying on the one below it.
Food Web
A system of interlocking food pyramids.
