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| Question | Answer |
| What is classification? | It is organising living organisms into groups |
| What are the 5 KINGDOMS in classification | Plant, Animal, Fungi, Protoctists, Prokaryotes |
| What are the characteristics of plants? | They are: contain CHLOROPHYLL, are AUTOTROPHS, photosynthesis, MULTIcellular and have CELL WALLS |
| What are the characteristics of animals? | Heterotrophs -cant make their own food, MUTLIcellular (don't have chlorophyll) |
| What are the characteristics of Fungi? | They are: SAPROPHYTES - feed off dead organisms and decaying material (nice :P) , MULTIcellular, have CELL WALL, NO chlorophyll. |
| What are the characteristics of Protoctists? | They are: UNIcellular, have a nucleus (e.g Algae) |
| What are the characteristics of Prokaryotes? | The are: UNIcellular, DON'T have a nucleus,(e.g Bacteria) |
| Why is it hard to classify organisms. Give an example? | They are too closely related and have many similarities that other species may have in a different class. (E.g, Duck-billed Platypus and Virus) |
| Give an example of a phylum. | Chordata |
| What are animals divided into? | Vertebrates and Invertebrates |
| What are the 3 main things (groups) scientists divide vertebrates by? | 1. How they absorb oxygen - lungs,gills or skin 2. How the Reproduce - Oviparous, Viviparous, externally or internally 3. How they regulate internal body temperature - Homeothermic, Poikilothermic |
| What does the Genus refer to? | The first part of the binomial system - Homo |
| What does Species refer to? | the Second part of the binomial system (sapiens) |
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