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What is the definition of classification?
the act of grouping things by a set of rules
the act of grouping things using no rules
the act of ungrouping things by a set of rules
the act of ungrouping things using no rules
What is the purpose of classification?
to help share ideas and information about organisms
just for fun
to help share competing information
none of the above
What is the largest level of taxonomic classification?
Domain
Kingdom
Genus
Species
What are the two smallest levels of taxonomic classification? (select all that apply)
Domain
Kingdom
Genus
Species
What are the three domains of life (select all that apply).
Bacteria
Eventuata
Eukarya
Archaea
Hukara
What is a vertebrate?
An animal with a backbone
A bacteria with a backbone
An animal without a backbone
Any organism
Mammals:
Have hair, produce milk
have dry, scaly skin and are cold blooded
have moist skin and no scales
have feathers, beaks, and lightweight skeletons
Amphibians:
Have hair, produce milk
have dry, scaly skin and are cold blooded
have moist skin and no scales
have feathers, beaks, and lightweight skeletons
Examples of mammals:
Cats, dogs
Lizards, snakes, turtles
Frogs, toads, newts
pigeons, hummingbirds, owls
Examples of reptiles:
Cats, dogs
Lizards, snakes, turtles
Frogs, toads, newts
pigeons, hummingbirds, owls
Examples of amphibians:
Cats, dogs
Lizards, snakes, turtles
Frogs, toads, newts
pigeons, hummingbirds, owls
Fish:
live their entire lives in water, most have hard scales, gills
have dry, scaly skin and are cold blooded
have moist skin and no scales
have feathers, beaks, and lightweight skeletons
Examples of fish:
Cats, dogs
Eel, shark, bass, tuna
Frogs, toads, newts
pigeons, hummingbirds, owls
Sponges:
filter feed, cannot move for most of life
tube feet, have a water vascular system instead of blood!
settle down, filter feed, settle in groups
use ocean currents to move, sting prey with tentacles
Starfish and Urchins:
filter feed, cannot move for most of life
tube feet, have a water vascular system instead of blood!
settle down, filter feed, settle in groups
use ocean currents to move, sting prey with tentacles
Anemone and Coral:
filter feed, cannot move for most of life
tube feet, have a water vascular system instead of blood!
settle down, filter feed, settle in groups
use ocean currents to move, sting prey with tentacles
Jellyfish:
filter feed, cannot move for most of life
tube feet, have a water vascular system instead of blood!
settle down, filter feed, settle in groups
use ocean currents to move, sting prey with tentacles
Sponges:
Porifera
ctenophora
cnidarian
echinordermata
Jellyfish:
Porifera
ctenophora
cnidarian
echinordermata
starfish and urchins:
Porifera
ctenophora
cnidarian
echinordermata
Anemone and Coral:
Porifera
ctenophora
cnidarian
echinordermata
Snails and Slugs:
cephalopods
gastropods
bivales
echinodermata
Squid and Octopi:
cephalopods
gastropods
bivales
echinordermata
Clams and Mussels:
cephalopods
gastropods
bivales
echinordermata
Nonvascular plants get water from....
Their surroundings
The ground
Xylem
Phloem
Arthropods....
have a fused head and body skeleton
largest group of arthropods
eight legs, complex eyes
characterized by external skeleton
Insects....
have a fused head and body skeleton
largest group of arthropods
eight legs, complex eyes
characterized by external skeleton
Crustaceans....
have a fused head and body skeleton
largest group of arthropods
eight legs, complex eyes
characterized by external skeleton
Spiders/scorpions....
have a fused head and body skeleton
largest group of arthropods
eight legs, complex eyes
characterized by external skeleton
The two different groups of plants are....
vascular and nonvascular
gymnosperms and angiosperms
Xylem and Phloem
Heartwood and Hardwood
Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Domain
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Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Kingdom
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Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Phylum
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Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Class
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Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Order
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Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Family
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Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Genus
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Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Species
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