Classification
Classification
Dichotomous key
Binomal nomenclature
Random
100
List the 7 levels of classification in the correct order
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
100
From the diagram above, list the 4 Classes of seed-producing plants
1. Cycads
2. Ginkgo
3. Conifers
4. Flowering plants
100
State the number of options given in a single branch of a dichotomous key?
Two
100
What does the word 'binomial' mean?
Two - part name
100
List the 7 characteristics of all living things
MRS GREN
Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition
200
List the 5 Kingdoms
Animal, Plant, Monera, Fungi, Protist
200
State 1 similarity between Fungi and Animals
Answers may vary
(Both living things, multicellular, no chloroplasts)
200
Explain the purpose of a dichotomous key
Allows users to identify/classify things
200
What is the purpose of binomial nomenclature?
A scientific way of naming organisms
200
Provide the name of 2 Phylum in the Animal Kingdom
Answers may vary:
Porifera
Cnideria
Platyhelminth
Annelid
Mollusc
Arthropod
Chordate
300
State the only Kingdom where the organisms cells have chloroplasts which allows them to use photosynthesis to create their own energy
Plant Kingdom
300
State the year that Robert Harding Whittaker (1920-1980) devised a five kingdom system
1969
300
There are important rules for choosing characteristics of objects when creating your own dichotomous key. Identify the most important rule from below:
1. Use characteristics that relate to behaviour
2. Use characteristics that relate to physical appearance
2. Use characteristics that relate to physical appearance
300
The scientific name of each organism has 2 parts. Which classification level does the first part of a organisms name come from?
Genus
300
Define ectotherm
An animal that does not control their own body heat. An animal that relies on the sun for heat.
400
Organisms in the Fungi Kingdom can not produce their own energy from the sun like organisms in the Plant Kingdom can. State what organisms in the Fungi Kingdom feed on
Dead material from other living things
400
True or False:
Mushrooms belong to the Fungi Kingdom
TRUE
400
Identify the main difference between 'Sniggle' and 'Horned lab monster'
Sniggle has antennae
Horned lab monster has horns
400
The scientific name of each organism is two names: the genus AND the species. Explain how these are written.
Genus has a capital letter - species does not.
Both are in italics.
400
List a strong characteristic that would separate a motorcycle from a car in a dichotomous key
(answers may vary)
2 wheels / 4 wheels
no doors / doors
500
Which characteristic below DOES NOT relate to organisms in the Animal Kingdom
- Animals are multicellular.
- Animals get their energy by consuming energy-releasing food substances.
- Animals typically reproduce sexually.
- Animals are made up of cells that do not have cell walls.
- Animals are capable of motion in some stage of their lives.
- Animals are able to respond quickly to external stimuli as a result of nerve cells, muscle or contractile tissue, or both
- Animals can photosynthesise (convert sunlight into energy)
7. Animals can photosynthesise (covert sunlight into energy)
500
What would be the main reason for the classification system to change
Answers may vary
NEW KNOWLEDGE
500
Using the dichotomous key above, describe the characteristics of birds
Vertebrate, no fur, feathers
500
Identify which two plants are most closely related:
Rosa bland, Helianthus anomalus, Rosa Carolina, Bellis perennis
Rosa bland and Rosa carolina (they belong to the same Genus)
500
List a strong characteristic that would separate a train from a tram on a dichotomous key
(answers may vary)
travels on a train track / travels on a tram track