Everything Life Sciences Grade 10

Characteristic Instruction

1a

1b

Arthropod has eight legs

Arthropod does not have 8 legs

go2 (Arachnids)

go 4

2a

2b

Arachnid has pedipalp with pincers

Arachnid does not have pedipalp with pincers

SCORPION

Go 3

3a

3b

Arachnid drinks blood

Arachnid does not drink blood

TICK

SPIDER

4a

4b

Arthropod has more than 16 legs

Arthropod does not have more than 16 legs

Go9 (Myriapoda)

Go 5

5a

5b

Arthropod has 3 pairs of legs

Arthropod does not 3 pairs of legs

Go6 (Insects)

CRUSTACEAN

6a

6b

Insecthas hardened fore-wings

Insect does not have hardened fore-wings

COLEOPTERA

Go 7

7a

7b

Insectsare social and/ or live in a hive

Insects are not social, do not live in a hive

HYMENOPTERA

Go 8

8a

8b

Insectsdoes not have a sponge-like proboscis

Insects have a sponge-like proboscis

LEPIDOPTERA

DIPTERA

9a

9b

Myriapod with one pair of legs per segment

Myriapod with two pairs of legs per segment

CENTIPEDE

MILLIPEDE

10.5 Summary DUMMY

Bythe end of this chapter you should know the following:

• Definition of biological classification and hierarchical grouping of living organisms
  based on similarities and differences.


• History of classification and scientific naming of organisms using the binomial nomen-
  clature. All organisms have only ONE scientific name but many common names!


• Division of organisms into prokaryotes (simple, unicellular) and Eukaryotes (mostly
  multicellular) and the major differences between the two.


• Classification of living organisms into 5 major kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Fungi,
  Plantae and Animalia and their unique characteristics.

Exercise 10 – 1: End of chapter exercises

1. Which of the following in a classification system is the smallest?
   a) Kingdoms
   b) Species
   c) Family
   d) Class


2. Which Swedish botanist and physician named plants and animals in Latin?
   a) Casper Bauhin
   b) Aristotle

310 10.5. Summary