2.6 Identifying species

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• Leerjaar 1

2.6

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2.6

Which kingdom has chloroplasts?

1. Animals
2. Plants
3. Bacteria
4. Funghi

TO WHICH KINGDOM DOES WHALE BELONG?

1. ANIMALS
2. PLANTS
3. BACTERIA
4. FUNGI

Which is the only kingdom without a nucleus?

1. plants
2. bacteria
3. fungi
4. animals

Finish the sentence:
'Plants can reproduce ...'

Some fungi make antibiotics

1. Juist
2. Onjuist

An animal cell has

1. a nucleus - a cell wall - chloroplasts
2. a nucleus - NO cell wall - NO chloroplasts
3. NO nucleus - a cell wall - NO chloroplasts
4. NO nucleus - a cell wall - chloroplasts

Mosses & Liverworts

Angiosperms

Gymnosperms

Ferns

Make spores inside capsules

Make spores in sporangia

Produce seeds & flowers

Produce seeds & cones

Needle-shaped leaves

Produce fruits

Do not have stems / roots

WHAT IS IT? You can use a dichotomous key or branching key to identify species. 

ACTIVITY. Guess who? 

Design a dichotomous key or branching key to identify fellow clasmates. 

TIPS: 

1. First come up with similarities & differences between classmates. 
2. Start with the question: Is this person a boy or a girl?

Dichotomous Keys (dividing into 2 parts)

Tool to identify different 
organisms by appearance
to discover their name

Steps are broken into couplets 

By following the key any person 
will be able to identify their specimen

Dichotomous key (branching)