Good Science Victorian Curriculum Year 7

CHAPTER 2: CLASSIFICATION
FINAL CHALLENGE
1 Discuss why classification is useful to scientists.
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2 Give three examples of classification keys and outline how to use one of them.
3 Name one organism from each of the five kingdoms.
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4 Give two reasons why vascular plants grow much taller than
non‐vascular plants.
5 State the one characteristic shared by all vertebrates.
6 Using the basic description of all insects in lesson 2.2, draw a diagram
of an insect.
Level 2
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7 Insects make noises using different parts of their bodies.
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Suggest some reasons why insects make noises.
Using three different examples, describe how insects make noises.
8 Fungi were once classified with plants. Explain why they are now
classified in their own kingdom.
9 Describe how species are given a scientific name.
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10 Describe the characteristics that all animals in phylum Chordata possess.
11 Describe the main differences between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells.
12 Name the five main groups or classes of vertebrates. For each, describe
three characteristics and give one example.
Level 4
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13 The three groups of mammals are monotremes, marsupials and placentals.
Explain how these groups are different and what they have in common.
14 Create a poster that gives both a summary and an image for each of the
following: animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, archaeans and protists.
15 Create a simple branching or dichotomous key that you could use to identify
four different plants of your choice.
Level 5
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