Unit 2 Classification

Question 1

Classification

Answer 1

Classification : Is the process of organising objects or living things based on their similarities or differences in characteritics.

Question 2

What is the difference between

Botanists and Zoologists

Answer 2

Botanists: are scientists who study plants

Zoologists: are scientists who study animals

Question 3

All living things are made up of ……….

Answer 3

Cells

Question 4

Bacteria

Answer 4

A singled celled organism that can survive on its own.

Question 5

Biodiversity

Answer 5

Biodiveristy: Is the variety of plants and animals in the world

Question 6

All living things are called ……..

Answer 6

Organisms

Question 7

Autotrophs

Answer 7

make their own food using energy from sunlight in a process called photosynthesis

Examples of Autotrophs are plants

Question 8

Adaptations

Answer 8

Adaptations: The features that help plants or animals survive.

They can be :

physical- such as fur to keep warm

behavioural - sleeping during the day to avoid predators

Question 9

Can you name four animals adaptations for an Echidna

Answer 9

1. long snout (digging)
2. sticky tongue (holding on to food)
3. claws (for digging)
4. spines (for defence)

Can you do another animal?

Question 10

Can you name some adaptations for desert plants

Answer 10

1. small leaves (often spikes) that don’t lose water to evaporation
2. fleshy trunks (that contain a lot of water)
3. Spikes (to stop animals from eating them)

Answer 11

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