Taxonomy

Question 1

what are the characteristics of pisces

Answer 1

gills, wet scales, ectothermic

Question 2

what are the characteristics of reptilia

Answer 2

dry scales, egg laying, ectothermic

Question 3

what are the characteristics of amphibia

Answer 3

egg laying, moist skin, ectothermic

Question 4

what are the characteristics of aves

Answer 4

egg laying, feathers, beaks, endothermic

Question 5

what are the characteristics of mammalia

Answer 5

live bearing, milk producing, endothermic

Question 6

what are the 5 vertebrate classes

Answer 6

pisces, reptilia, amphibia, aves, mammalia

Question 7

what are the classification groups

Answer 7

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 8

what classification group is the most specific

Answer 8

species

Question 9

how do you write the binomial name of an animal

Answer 9

genus is the first name, species is the second
- genus (upper case first letter)
- species (all lower case)
also underline.

Question 10

what are the kingdom categories

Answer 10

Animalia
plantae
fungi
prokaryotae
protoctista

Question 11

describe Animalia

Answer 11

all mulitcellular animals

Question 12

describe plantae

Answer 12

multicellular, all green plants

Question 13

describe fungi

Answer 13

multicellular, all moulds, yeast & mushrooms

Question 14

describe prokaryotae

Answer 14

unicellular - no nucleus, bacteria, algae

Question 15

describe protoctista

Answer 15

unicellular - nucleus, amoeba, paramecium

Question 16

what does a phylogenic tree do?

Answer 16

shows how closely related the organisms are & any relative ancestors

Question 17

what is a clade?

Answer 17

the ancestor & all the descendants

Question 18

what’s taxonomy (classification)?

Answer 18

a way of classifying into groups living things based on similarities and differences

Question 19

define species

Answer 19

group of animals with similar characteristics that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring