Question | Answer |
Amphibians | Animal with smooth, moist skin; it has gills when young and then develops lungs when older. Frogs, toads, and salamanders are amphibians |
Angiosperm | A vascular plant that produces seeds from flowers. |
Bacteria | small single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus. |
Cnidarian | invertebrates with radial symmetry, a saclike body, a true mouth, and the ability to digest food. |
Dichotomous Key | a tool used to identify organisms based on contrasting pairs of characteristics. |
Fungi | a kingdom of organisms, with a nucleus that get nutruients by decomposing other organisms. |
Gymnosperm | a vascular plant that produces seeds, but not flowers or fruits. |
Invertebrates | an animal without a backbone. |
Kingdom | the highest level of biological classification. |
Nonvascular | lacking a water transport system. |
Protists | a single-celled or multicellular organism that may share characteristics with plants, fungi, and animals |
Protozoa | animal- like protists, including amoebas and parameciums |
Symmetry | matching form on opposites sides of a dividing line. |
Vascular | having a tube like water-transport system. |
Vertebrate | an animal with a backbone. |
Archaebacteria | meaning "ancient bacteria", a kingdom of single celled living thinkgs that resemble eubacteria but typically live in extreme weather. |
Eubacteria | meaning "true bacteria", a kingdom of single-celled living things that lack a nucleus and are found in most every environment. |