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