Biology - Classifying Organisms

Nutrition

Taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, containing raw materials/energy needed for growth and tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them

Movement

Action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place

Respiration

Chemical reaction in cells that breaks down nutrient molecules and releases energy for metabolism

Respiration formula

Glucose + oxygen = CO2 + H2O + ATP energy

Sensitivity

Ability to detect or sense stimuli in the external or internal environment and respond to these changes

Growth

A permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or size or both

Reproduction

Processes that make more of the same kind of organism

Excretion

Removal from organism of unnecessary waste products of metabolism, toxic materials and products in excess

Classification

Grouping organisms by shared features, based on studies of anatomy and morphology

Evolutionary relationships

Classification aims to reflect…

Latin

What language is the binomial naming system in?

Cell

Basic structure of living

Tissue

Similar cells, shared fractions

Organ

Group of tissues with specific function

Organ system

Organs with related functions working together to perform body functions

KPCOFGS

What order is the Linnaean taxonomy system?

Animalia, plantae, fungi, protoctista, prokaryote

What are the five kingdoms?

Heterotropic

Nutrition: eats other plants and animals

Autotrophic

Nutrition: photosynthesis (light, water, CO2)

Saprophytic

Nutrition: dead or decaying matter

MRFAB

Types of vertebrates

MAN

Types of invertebrates without legs

CAMI

Types of invertebrates with legs

Mammal

Hair, 4-chamber heart, placenta, live young fed with milk from mammary glands, homeothermic

Mammal

Dog or cat

Reptile

Scales, 3-chamber heart, rubbery eggs, cold-blooded

Reptile

Lizard or turtle

Amphibian

Slimy skin, 3-chamber heart, soft shelled eggs, larvae have gills; adults have lungs

Amphibian

Frog or salamander

Fish

Scales, 4-chamber heart, soft-shelled eggs, gills, cold-blooded

Fish

Shark or snapper

Bird

Feathered body, 2-chamber heart, hard-shelled eggs, homeothermic, have beaks

Bird

Chicken or sparrow