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CHAPTER 3: BIODIVERSITY
3.1 THE VARIETY OF LIVING ORGANISMS.
3.2 CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS
HABITAT
Definition:
1.
IMPORTANT OF
2.
HABITAT
3.
habitat of living things
animals
Animal
Bird
Snake
Amoeba
Whale
Camel
Termite

EXAMPLE
HABITAT OF
LIVING THINGS

plants
habitat

plant

habitat
lake
wood
orchard
pond
seashore
desert

Based on common characteristics.

Example; their breathing organ
classification of animals
habitat
breathing organs
CLASSIFICATION
land
water
water
and
gills
lungs
moist skin
OF
LIVING
land
ORGANISM
Examples

1.

3.2 CLASSIFICATION
ANIMALS

OF

Animals can be classified into two big groups:

a.
b.
Animals with backbones are known as
Animals without backbones are known as ..
2.
Vertebrates are divided into five main groups. The five groups are :
a
b
c
d..
e
3. Invertebrates can be broadly classified into two groups. The two groups are:
a..
b..
example
Invertebrates
invertebrates with jointed legs
invertebrates without jointed legs
Examples
crab, spider, centipede, millipede, earthworm, flatworm, sea anemone,
butterfly
starfish, snail

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3.3 CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

3.4 THE IMPORTANT OF BIODIVERSITY TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
1.

Plants can be divided into two groups. The two group are those which
i.
.
ii.

2. Flowering plants are divided into two groups. These are;

i.
.
ii.
.
3.. Characteristics of dicotyledons:
i. ..
ii. ..
iii..
iv.
4.. example of dicotyledons are; .
3.3 CLASSIFICATION 5. example of monocotyledons are;.
OF PLANTS
6. Characteristics of monocotyledons:
i. ..
ii. ..
iii..
iv.
7. non-flowering plants do not produced , ..and ..
8. Non Flowering plants are divided into groups. These are;
i.
.
ii.
.
iii.
.
iv.
.

3.4 THE IMPORTANT

OF BIODIVERSITY TO
THE ENVIRONMENT.

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CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS
vertebrates

Fish

Bird

Mammal

Reptile

Amphibian

characteristics
1. type of Blood
2. Breathe organ
3. Characteristic of body
4. habitat
5. reproduce by
6. example of animals
7. Type of reproduction
1. type of Blood
2. Breathe organ
3. Characteristic of body
4. habitat
5. reproduce by
6. example of animals
7. Type of reproduction
1. type of Blood
2. Breathe organ
3. Characteristic of body
4. habitat
5. reproduce by
6. example of animals
7. Type of reproduction
1. type of Blood
2. Breathe organ
3. Characteristic of body
4. habitat
5. reproduce by
6. example of animals
7. Type of reproduction
1. type of Blood
2. Breathe organ
3. Characteristic of body
4. habitat
5. reproduce by
6. example of animals
7. Type of reproduction

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Similarities and comparison between dicotyledons and monocotyledon

dicotyledons

monocotyledon

Figure

Figure

seed

seed

Root

Root

Leaves

Leaves

Stems

Stems

Examples

Examples

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