Planets

Specimen

Group/Class name

3-4 Distinguishing Features

1     Tapeworm

Platyhelminths


  • flat body with no segments

  • head like region

  • mouth opening 

2 Jellyfish

Cnidarians 


  • Most live in the sea

  • Few live in freshwater

  • soft hollow body

  • only one body opening

3  Spider

arthopodes


  • Found in land  and in water

  • segmented bodies

  • jointed and paired legs

  • most that live in water use gills to breathe

4  Threadworm

nematodes


  • Worm like body

  • Mouth 

  • Found in water,soil,plants and animals

5 Sea urchin

echinoderms


  • Found only in the sea

  • spiny skin and arms that radiate from the centre of the body

  • tube feet for movement

6 Sea sponge

Porifera


  • Found in water

  • spongy body with many holes

  • wastes go out through  single large opening

7 Sea anemone

Cinidaria 

  • Most live in the sea

  • Few live in freshwater

  • soft hollow body

  • only one body opening

8 Earthworm

Annelids


  • Most found in water,some in soil

  • Segmented worms

  • Round,soft-bodied

  • Take in air through moist skin

9 Squids

Molluscs


  • Most found in water

  • Soft unsegmented body

  • Usually covered with a protective shell

  • muscular foot for movement


Vertebrate Group

External features

Reproductive features

Cold/ warm blooded

Other features

Mammals

Hair or fur

live young

warm

mammary glands

Aves

Feathers

hard shelled egg

warm

claws for feet

wings

beaks

Reptiles

Dry scales

soft leathery eggs

cold

forked tongue

Amphibians

Smooth Moist skin

soft jelly like eggs

cold

live both in water and land

Cartilage fish

Rough wet scales

soft jelly like skin

cold

gills 

bones are flexible

Bony fish

wet scales

soft jelly like eggs

cold

gills

bones are hard

Jawless fish

smooth wet scales

soft jelly like eggs

cold

gills

have no jaws

Name of group

Where found

Unicellular/

Multicellular

Any true

Roots

(Yes/No)

Any true

Stems

(Yes/No)

Any true

leaves

(Yes/No)

Any true

flowers

(Yes/No)

Seeds or spores

(Yes/No)

Can they make their own food     if yes how?

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Examples

(Names and Images)


Algae


live in water

unicellular

no

no

no

no

yes

yes, through photosynthesis

They are divided into groups that are based on their colours. Some examples of Algae is euglena and sea lettuce.


Fungi 



in temperate conditions

generally multicellular but some are unicellular.

no

no

no

no

yes

no

They produce enzymes which then break down food outside of their cells. Some examples of Fungi are yeast and molds.


Lichens



found on bore rocks,bark of trees and in cold polar regions.

multicellular

no

no

no

no

yes

Yes,algae cells and photosynthesis supply it with food.

They are responsible for breaking down rocks and allowing other organisms to grow.


Planet

Order

(from sun)

Size

Type

(Terrestrial or gas)

Features

temperature

Mercury

1st

4,879km in diameter

terrestrial

Surface:solid and cratered

Moons:N/A 

Rings: N/A

167°C(on average)

Venus

Nutrition is the w

2nd

12,104 km in diameter

Terrestrial 

Surface:solid surface covered in dome like volcanoes.


Moons:N/A

Rings:N/A

464°C(on average)

Earth

3rd

12,756km in diameter

Terrestrial 

Surface: Solid with a mix of land and water

Moons:1

Rings:N/A

15°C(on average)

Mars

4th

6,792km in diameter 

Terrestrial 

Surface: rocky

Moons:2 

Rings:N/A

-65°C(on average)

Jupiter

5th

142,984km in diameter

gas

Surface: Gas and clouds

Moons:95

Rings:4

-110°C(on average)

Saturn

6th

120,536km in diameter

gas

Surface:Hydrogen and helium glasses

Moons:146

Rings:7

-140°C(on average)

Uranus

7th 

51,118km in diameter

gas

Surface: made of fluids and hydrogen

Moons: 28

Rings:13

-195°C(on average)

Neptune

8th

49,528km in diameter

gas

Surface: gasses

Moons:14

Rings:5

200°C( on average)