Term | Definition |
Fish | Are cold-blooded (ectothermic); obtain dissolved oxygen in water through gills; most lay eggs; have scales; have fins; and live in water. |
Amphibians | "Are cold-blooded (ectothermic); most can breathe in water with gills as young, and breathe on land with lungs as adults; go through metamorphosis; lay jelly-like eggs" |
Reptiles | ,"Are cold-blooded (ectothermic); breathe with lungs; most lay eggs, although in some the eggs hatch inside the female; and have scales or plates." |
Birds | "Are warm-blooded (endothermic); breathe with lungs; lay eggs; have feathers; and have a beak, two wings, and two feet. |
Mammals | Are warm-blooded (endothermic); breathe with lungs; most have babies that are born live; have fur or hair; and produce milk to feed their young. |
Sponges | Very simple animals that have many pores (holes) through which water flows. |
Segmented Worms | Have long tube-like bodies that are divided into segments. They are the simplest organisms with a true nervous system and blood contained in vessels. |
Echinoderms | Have arms that extend from the middle body outwards. They have tube feet that take in oxygen from the water and spines. |
Mollusks | Have soft bodies; most have a thick muscular foot for movement or to open and close their shells |
Arthropods | "Have jointed legs, segmented bodies, and some have wings. They have hard outer coverings called exoskeletons. They obtain oxygen from the air through gills or air tubes. |
Behavior | A complex set of responses to stimuli |
Hibernation | A state of greatly reduced body activity, used to conserve food stored in the body. |
Migration | The movement of animals from one place to another in response to seasonal changes. They travel to other places where food is available. |
Camouflage | Some animals have protective coloration to survive changes in its environment. |
Stingers | Wasps and bees use this for protection when frightened or threatened. |
Mimicry | Allows for an animal to hide or warn a predator |
Plants | are normally divided into two groups: vascular and nonvascular. |
Genus | is used as the first word in an organism’s scientific name |
Organisms | are placed into kingdoms based on their ability to make food and the number of cells in their body. |
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species | The levels of classification |
Autotrophs | Make their own food |
Heterotrophs | Eat each other for food |
Vertabrates | Have a backbone |
Invertabrates | Do not have a backbone |
endothermic | warm blooded |
ectothermic | cold blooded |
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya | The names of the 3 Domains |
Prokaryotic | No nucleus |
Eukaryotic | Has a nucleus |
Animalia | Kingdom that includes animals |
Plantae | Kingdom that includes plants |
Prokaryotic | No nucleus |
Eukaryotic | Has a nucleusExperiment An activity that is planned and designed to test a hypothesis |
Controlled Experiment | An experiment with controlled variables to make results fair and valid. |
Hypothesis | An educated guess about a problem that can be tested |
Prediction | Statement about what might happen before it does |
Inference | A logical explanation of an observation |
Observations | A record of information using senses or tools |
Qualitative Observations | Observations using senses and descriptions |
Quantitative Observations | Observations containing measurements |