Density
Characteristics of Living Organisms
Classification of Living Organisms
Vertebrates
Arthropods
100

What is the formula in finding the density of an object?

Density = Mass/Volume or D = m/V

100

Identify and spell the characteristic represented by the letter H in MRS A GRENCH

H O M E O S T A S I S

100

Names of organisms are usually written in which language?

Latin

100

True or False. A whale is a mammal which can live under water and is warm-blooded.

True

100

What does an organism that is classified as an invertebrate lack?

lacks backbone
200

If an object has an irregular shape and fits in a measuring cylinder, how can we obtain its volume?

Volume of water with object minus the volume of water or V- V= Volume of irregular object

200

When an organism shows a change in mass, height and has developed ways or abilities to survive in an environment, this shows the characteristic of ...................

Growth and development

200

The scientific names of organisms contain two parts. These parts are the ................... and ..................

Genus name and species name

200

Which classes of vertebrates are considered warm- blooded?

birds and mammals

200

Give an example of an organism belonging to the crustaceans group.

crab, lobster, shrimp

300

What is the density of an object with a mass of 525 g and a volume of 25 m3? Show the formula, working and final answer with correct units.

D = m/V

D = 525 kg / 25 m3

D = 21 kg/m3

300

Name the two types pf cells according to the presence or absence of nucleus.

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic

300

Name the 5 kingdoms of living organisms in alphabetical order

Animalia, Fungi, Monera, Plantae, Protoctista or

Animalia, Fungi, Plantae, Prokaryote, Protoctista

300

Which classes of vertebrates are considered to be cold-blooded?

Fish, amphibians and reptiles

300

Arthropod which has 4 pairs of legs, no antennae, and body is divided into two parts - cephalothorax and abdomen

Arachnid

400

What do you call the apparatus used to get the volume of an irregular object which is too big to be placed in a measuring cylinder?

displacement can or eureka can

400

During winter, some species of birds fluffed up their feathers to trap the warm air inside their body. This illustrates what characteristics of life?

Adaptation
400

The kingdom animalia are subdivided into two different phylum. Which phyla are these?

vertebrates and invertebrates

400

State two main features of an organism belonging to the class of birds.

warm-blooded, have feathers, have beaks, lays eggs, have wings

400

Arthropod in which its body is divided into three parts - head, thorax and abdomen

Insects

500

Complete the statement: An object that has a high density will .............. and an object that has a low density will ..............

sink, float

500

Name all the characteristics of living organisms in order starting from the last.

Homeostasis, cells, nutrition, excretion, reproduction, growth and development, adaptation, sensitivity, respiration, movement

500

State two characteristics of an organism that belong to kingdom prokaryote

unicellular, prokaryotic (no nucleus)

500

Vertebrate means what?

Organism with backbone

500

State the three main features of arthropods.

segmented bodies, jointed legs, bodies covered with exoskeleton