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Unit 1.1 classification
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- 1What is classification?Classification is the process of putting
things into groups. - 2What is a dichotomous key?Dichotomous is a key with two choices
at each stage.
- 3What is a pest species?A pest species are an animal species that cause problems and is not wanted in an area.
- 4What is taxonomist?Taxonomist are scientists who specializes
in grouping and naming things.
- 5What is taxonomy?Taxonomy is the science of grouping
and naming things.
- 6What is weed?Weed is a group name for any plant growing where it is not wanted.
- 7Why do scientists classify?Scientists classify things to make it easier to communicate with other people.
- 8What are sedimentary rocks?Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups (along with igneous and metamorphic rocks).
- 9Why do we need to group things together?We classify things into groups and categories to help us stay organized, keep track of things and be able to compare different things
- 10What is vertebrate?an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
- 11What is invertebrate?an animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusc, annelid and coelenterate. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 per cent of animal species and about thirty different phyla.
- 12What is Basalt?a dark fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure, typically composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine.
- 13What is amethyst?a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz.
- 14What is copper?a red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29.
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