Studying the classification of plants and animals
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make a table of the differences between monocots and dicots in seed, root, leaf and flower.
Monocot: 1 seed leaf, fibrous root, parallel veins, flower parts in 3s; dicot: 2 seed leaves, taproot, net veins, flower parts in 4s or 5s.
2
Choose two animals and write their classification from kingdom to species.
For example brown bear: animals – chordates – mammals – carnivores – bears (family) – bear genus – brown bear.
3
Classify 3 plants from your yard as food, medicinal, ornamental or building material.
For example: apple – food; rose – ornamental; poplar – building material; chamomile – medicinal.
4
Why do scientists group living organisms? Write two reasons.
It makes diversity easier to study; the place and relatives of a newly found organism can be identified; scientists understand each other.