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Taxonomy: Classification of living things
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Which of the following relates to animals classified within Phylum Arthropoda?
The body is divided into segments; the limbs are jointed to allow movement
An exoskeleton (skeleton on the outside of the body) which does not bend
Classes of Invertebrates: Insects; Arachnids (spiders); Crustaceans (crabs)
Autotrophic & Photosynthetic (they make their own food: light, CO2 & H2O)
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Dichotomous key
is a method used to identify something by going through a series of choices.
False
True
3
Living things are called
organisms
. Scientists who classify organisms are called...
Taxonomists
Vegan
Taxidermists
Geneologist
4
Kingdom
is the name of the first level of
Classification
. What are the five
Kingdoms
called?
Elephants, Insects, Lizards, Flowers, Green slime.
Dog, Horse, Banana, Watermelon, Sushi
Animals, Plants, Protista, Monera, Fungi
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
5
Scientists sort living things into groups. The process of putting things into groups is called ...
Classification
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Photosynthesis
Identification
6
The Animal Kingdom is divided into 9 groups called phyla. What is the name of each phylum called?
Phylum Porifera (sponges); Phylum Cnidarian (sea anemones & sea jellies)
Phylum Annelida (earthworms); Phylum Nematoda (roundworms); Phylum Mollusca
Phylum Arthropoda (insects); Phylum Chordata (birds, reptiles, mammals)
Phylum Echinodermata (radial symmetry); Phylum Platyhelminthes (bilateral)
7
This is a real living creature. True or False?
True
False
8
Who was the scientist who introduced the
Linnaean
binomial nomenclature (double-name) system?
Wilko
Mary Anning
Carolus Linnaeus
Marie Curie
9
The
Linnaean Classification System
starts with
Kingdom
, then divides into
Phylum
,
Class
,
Order
,
Family
,
Genus
&
Species
False
True
10
What are the 8 characteristics that living things exhibit?
Movement: animals move to find food & avoid predators, plants face light
Growth; Respiration: turn food into energy; Excretion; Nutrition
Reproduction: they produce offspring to keep the species in existence
Sensitivity: they respond and react to the environment. Require Water.
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What am I? I am a marsupial mammal. I eat grass and bark. I live in burrows that I dig with my strong limbs and claws.
The Common Wombat · Scientific name: Vombatus ursinus
Mr Wilkinson · Scientific name: Homo sapiens
Eastern Grey Kangaroo · Scientific name: Macropus giganteus
Koala · Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus
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Which of the following relates to animals classified within Phylum Chordata?
Classes of Vertebrates: Mammals, Aves (Birds), Fish, Reptiles & Amphibians
Heterotrophic (they cannot make their own food) and Bilateral Symmetry
Vertebrates (they have backbones) & Invertebrates (do not have a backbones)
A dorsal nerve cord & Multicellular (made up of many specialised cells)
