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Classification

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5 features of living things   use energy, made up of cells, reproduce, responds to their environments, grows  
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define cells   the basic building blocks of life  
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define organism   any one single living thing  
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living examples   humans, trees, giraffes, etc.  
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non-living examples   desks, pencils, papers, etc.  
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classification system order   kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species  
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define kingdom   the largest classification of living things, all living things fit into a kingdom  
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5 kingdoms   animals, plants, protists, bacteria, and fungus  
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2 bacteria kingdoms   archaebacteria and eubacteria  
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describe the organisms in animals   multi-celled, gain energy from eating other living things  
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describe the organisms in plants   multi-celled, make their own food through photosynthesis  
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describe the organisms in protists   single or simple multi-celled, with a nucleus  
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describe the organisms in bacteria   one-celled, no nucleus  
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describe the organisms in fungus   one or multi-celled, reproduce by spores  
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examples of animals   giraffes, humans, dogs, etc.  
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examples of plants   trees, grass, flowers, etc.  
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examples of protists   amoeba, algae, diatoms, etc.  
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examples of bacteria   coli, streptococcus, salmonella, etc.  
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examples of fungus   mushrooms, mold, yeast, etc.  
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define vertebrates   animals with backbones  
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define invertebrates   animals without backbones  
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examples of vertebrates   giraffes, dogs, elephants, horses, etc.  
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examples of invertebrates   jellyfish, spiders, crabs, etc.  
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define vascular   plants with structures to carry food and water through their roots, stems, and leaves  
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define nonvascular   plants without structures to carry food and water, and that do not have true roots, stems, and leaves  
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examples of vascular plants   trees, grass, flowers, etc.  
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examples of nonvascular plants   moss, hornwort, liverwort, etc.  
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define dichotomous key   a list of questions to be answered about an object to discover what kind it is  
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