Vocabulary
What is an invertebrate?
AN organism without a backbone
Who created the taxonomy pyramid scientists still use today?
Carl Linnaeaus
True or False:
Antibiotics, yoghurt and yeast are all examples of harmful bacteria
False
What is the main difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?
Vertebrates have backbones and invertebrates do not.
What is an ecosystem?
Award a mark for any of the following or similar:
a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment/
a community of interactive organisms/living things
What is classification?
the arrangement of animals and plants in groups according to their observered similarities
What is a microorganism?
A microscopic organism, especially a bacteria, virus, or fungus
True or False:
Fungi gain energy from dead plants and animals.
True
What is Mrs. Gren?
Movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition
What are the 6 Kingdoms of Life?
Animal, plant, fungi, bacteria, ancient bacteria, protists
How do fungi reproduce?
Asexually by releasing spores
What is a habitat?
a place where living organisms live
What is a protist?
unicellular, microscopic organism
Name the 5 classifications of vertebrates
Mammal, Bird, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian
Name at least two harmful products created by bacteria.
plaque, food poisoning, athlete’s foot, chicken pox
What is a kingdom?
a category grouping together all forms of life, having certain characeristics in common
What is taxonomy?
The branch of science concerned with the classification of organisms
List the levels of the taxonomy pyramid in order from largest to smallest.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Classification, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Name two helpful products created by bacteria.
antibiotics, yoghurt, cheese, yeast, compost
What is a species?
The smallest class of organisms