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Animal Care
Investigating Wildlife
Question | Answer |
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Definition for a group of individuals that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring. | Species |
Name given to a group of related species. | Genus |
5 Phylum Chordata groups made up of vertebrates | Fish: Clas (The Bony Fish), Amphibians: Class Amphibia, Reptile: Reptilia, Birds: Aves, Mammals: Mammalia |
Name 3 characteristics of species belonging to the Fish phylum | Breathe through gillslive in water coldblooded |
These are characteristics of which phylum class - 1. Can live on land or in water 2. Cold blooded3. Mucus covered skin which must remain moist.4. They breath underwater using gills when juvenile but as adults develop air breathing lungs. | Amphibia (the amphibians) |
Four characteristics of Reptilia | 1. Dry scaly skin2. Live on land3. Cold blooded4. Lays eggs |
Which species would belong to the reptilia order? | Crocodiles and Alligators |
There are 27 orders in the class 'Aves', name four characteristics | 1. Feathers2. Wings3. Beak/Bill4. Lays Shelled eggs |
Name one species belonging to the British order of mammals - Insectivora | ShrewsHedgehogsMoles |
How could you explain the order Carnivora | These British mammals et meat |
Name one species belonging to the British order of mammals Rodentia. | Rats, mice, voles, squirrels |
Name one species belonging to the British order of mammals chiroptera | Bats |
What is the British order that rabbits and hares come under - think Long ears!!! | Lagamorpha |
What kingdom would a fox come under? | Animalia |
What Kingdom would all invertebrates come from? | Animalia |
Name the Phylum which we cover for invertebrates covered in this unit - meaning jointed limbs | Arthropoda |
How many Phyla are there for invertebrates | 35 |
What are the 4 classes for the invertebrates we are covering | Insecta, arachnida, crustacea and myriapodia |
What are the characteristics of arachnida | Have an exoskeleton made of chitin Have a head and an abdomen, have 8 legs |
What are the characteristics of insecta | Have a hard exo-skeleton made form chitin Have a head, thorax and an abdomen, have 6 legs |
What class do crabs, woodlouse and lobsters belong to? | Crustacea |
Name the species which would come under myriopodia | centepede and millipede |
What are the characteristics of millipedes | Each segment has 2 pairs of legs Rounded body, herbivores |