Is It ALIVE?!
What does the M in MRS GREN stand for?
Movement
What is the scientific process of sorting living things into groups?
Classification
A vertebrate has one of these.
A backbone
A scientific name has how many words?
Two
True or false: A beetle's hard body means it is a vertebrate.
False
Name 3 characteristics of living things.
Any 3 MRS GREN characteristics
What is the broadest Linnaean classification rank?
Kingdom
Which animal group has feathers?
Birds
Which comes first in a scientific name: genus or species?
Genus
A penguin can't fly. What animal group does it belong to?
Birds
A car can move and use energy. Why isn't it living?
It does not have all the characteristics of living things
Complete the sequence: Kingdom → Phylum → Class → ___
Order
I have 6 legs, an exoskeleton and 3 body sections. What am I?
An insect
In Panthera leo, what is Panthera?
Genus
A dolphin lives in water and has fins. Why isn't it a fish?
It breathes with lungs and is a mammal
A log is no longer growing. According to our Science definition, is it living or non-living?
Living – it was once alive
Put these in order: Species, Family, Kingdom, Genus.
→ Kingdom → Family → Genus → Species
I have dry scales, lungs and a backbone and I am ectothermic. What am I?
Reptile
What are the capital-letter rules for genus and species?
Genus capital; species lowercase
A spider has an exoskeleton and no backbone. Why isn't it an insect?
It has 8 legs; insects have 6
A boat moves, is made from something that was once alive and uses energy. Why isn't the boat itself a living organism?
It does not show all the characteristics of life
Name all 7 classification ranks in order.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
I have a backbone, hair, lungs and produce milk, but I lay eggs. Name my animal group AND an Australian example.
Mammal; platypus or echidna
Tiger = Panthera tigris. Leopard = Panthera pardus. What tells us these two animals are closely related?
They share the genus Panthera
Aboriginal classification systems may classify organisms using more than physical features. Name 2 other things that may be considered.
Any 2: behaviour, habitat, relationships, uses