Order of Classification
What is kingdom?
The largest order of classification.
What are the two phyla of the animal kingdom?
Vertebrates and invertebrates
What is one example of a mollusk?
Mollusks have soft bodies and some have shells. Octopus, squids, snails, clams, and oysters are examples of mollusks.
What are two examples of crustaceans?
Crab, lobsters, and shrimp are all examples of crustaceans.
What is the smallest order of classification?
Species
What is invertebrate?
Does not have a backbone
What is one example of an echinoderm?
Sea stars, sea urchin, and sand dollars are all echinoderms.
What are some examples of arachnids?
Spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions are all arachnids.
How many taxonomic categories are there in the Taxonomic triangle?
7
What are the five classes of the vertebrate phylum? hint: 2 are mammals and reptiles
mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds
What arthropod class do silver fish belong to?
Insects
What is an insect?
Any animal with 6 legs and 3 body parts are insects.
How many kingdoms of living things are there?
5
Which is bigger group of classification of the animal kingdom?
invertebrates
What has an exoskeleton and sheds the skeleton as it grows?
An arthropod has an exoskeleton (external skeleton) and shed the skeleton.
What are at least 3 examples of an insect?
Beetles, mosquitoes, butterflies, roaches, and bees are all examples of insects.
List the order of classification from largest to smallest.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family Genus Species
What are 5 characteristics of fish?
Fish have scales, live in the water, are cold blooded, breathe through gills, and lay eggs.
What are three classes of arthropod phyla?
Crustaceans, arachnids, and insects are all arthropods.
Name two animals that are closely related because they share the same GENUS classification Canis?
Wolf: (Canis lupus)
Domestic dog :(Canis lupus familiaris)
(or any other examples)