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What is a Phylum?
The 2nd biggest unit of classification.
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What are... - cold blooded - live on land, lay eggs on water - kids breathe oxygen in water, adults on land - smooth/wet skin
Three of the traits that make an animal an amphibian.
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What is the 14th Century?
(1301-1401)
The time Aristole created the first classification system.
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No. They both live underwater, but a clam is an invertebrae, because it does NOT have a spine/back, but a fish does.
Mike says that a clam and a fish are in the same Phylum because the both live underwater. Is he right? Why?
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What are... - whether it has a backbone or not - whether its skeleton is on the interior or exterior of it - if it has a cranium to protect its brain or not - if its nervous system connects to its brain or not - if it has a spinal cord or
Three of the traits that determine if an animal is a vertebrae or not.
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What is a Class?
The 5 groups of ANIMALS are in this unit of classification
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*ANY 3 OF THESE*
What are... - warm blooded - breathes air - feeds young with own milk - big brain - most have a layer of hair on almost every part of body - most have 4 limbs (mainly 4 legs)
Three of the traits that make an animal a mammal.
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What is Latin?
The language Carolus Linneaus chose for his new classification system in the mid-18th century.
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Mammal(ia), because they have all he necessary rquirements, including feeding their own milk to their own young.
What class are dogs and cats in? How do you know?
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What is a brain?
One of the main organs in the human body.
(HINT: You use it every second, maybe even without thinking about it) |
What is an exoskeleton?
When the skeleton of an animal is on their exterior.
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*ANY 3 OF THESE*
What are... - cold blooded - breathe air - in general, they lay eggs, but some give live birth - layer of scales
Three of the traits that make an animal a reptile.
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What is a Hierarchial Taxonomy (Hierarchy)?
The science of classification.
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Animalia (it is an animal)
Vertebrae (it has a spine/back) Mammal(ia) (they feed their young their own milk)
Classify a Dolphin using Kingdom, Phylum, and Class. Explain how you know you are right.
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What is a reptile?
The class in which a turtle is in.
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What are Protista and Monera?
These kingdoms can consist of only animals with one cell.
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*ANY 3 OF THESE*
What are... - warm blooded - breaths air - lay eggs - 2 wings, 2 legs - feathers - most birds fly, but not every flying animal is a bird - beaks, but no teeth
Three of the traits that make an animal a bird.
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What is Kids Pick Candy Over Fancy Green Salads?
(In Latin: Dear Phillip Came Over For Soup)
The way we remember the correct order of classification in English.
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Plantae.
Animalia = animals only Fungi = Fungus, Mushrooms Protista = too small to see (single-cell) Monera = too small to see (single-cell) Plantae = Plants
What kingdom is a rose in? How do you know?
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What is Fungi?
The kingdom that has 1 or more celled living organisms.
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What are feathers?
The things every bird has, but no other animal does.
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*ANY 3 OF THESE*
What are... - lives only in water - cold blooded - scales - fins - breaths oxygen in water through gills
Three of the traits that make an animal a fish.
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*ANY 3 OF THESE*
Edindemometra, Chordata, Arthropada, Cridora, Nematoda, Mollusca, or Amablia
3 Phylum in the Kingdom Animalia.
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Homo means Man
Sapien means Wise
Why are Humans called Homo Sapiens?
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What is Animalia or Plantae?
The kingdom that has more than one cell.
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