Definitions
Plants
Systems of Classification
Classification
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100
What is the biosphere?
the part of Earth that can support living things
100
What kind of plant would you most likely find in a desert? a. One with broad leaves and a tall stem b. One with spiny leaves and a thick stem c. One with droopy leaves and a short, thin stem d. One with long, thin leaves and a long, narrow stem
B. one with spiny leaves and a thick stem. (Think cactus)
100
Say the sentence that we came up with for remembering the classification system.
King Phil Came Over For Good Soup (or your own version with the correct lettering)
200
What is adapation? Share an example of an Adaptation.
A characteristic that enables an organism to survie and reproduce in its environment Cactus in the desert
200
Name the two top level categories of plants.
Vascular and Nonvascular
200
Kindgom Phylum Class.....
Order, Family, Genus, and Species
200
Which group represents the largest percentage of animals on Earth? Those with a back bone or those without?
Those without a backbone
200
Which cells did we talk about do NOT have a nucleus?
Bacteria
300
Name the two types of seed producing Vascular plants.
Gymniosperms and Angiosperms
300
Name three Animal Phyla
Cnidarians Mollusks Segmented Worms Arthropods Echinoderms Chordates
300
What phyla do vertebrates fall under?
Chordates
300
What characteristics do scientists use to group organisms in the same species?
Can they reproduce and can their offspring reproduce
400
Which are usally smaller, vascular or nonvascular plants? and Why?
Nonvascular plants are smaller because they do not have tubes to pass the nutrients on. They must pass the nutrients between cells and it takes longer this way.
400
Name the 6 Kingdoms
Archeabacteria Eubacteria Protists Fungi Plants Animals
400
What characteristics do the echinoderms have?
They have a unique 5 part body They have hard calcium plates inside their bodies (Restaurant or hotel commercial)
400
If two organisms can mate but their offspring can't reproduce what is the closest classification they could be in together?
Genus (they would not be in the same species)
500
What are the differences between the plant kingdom and the fungi kingdom? ***There are two
Plants make their own food (Fungi do not) The cells in fungi are connected by strands (Plants are not)
500
Organisms are grouped using 3 main characteristics. What are they?
Their structure, How they reproduce, and how they feed (or get food)
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