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Grade 5 A-2 Sci. Def
Classifying Living Things
Term | Definition |
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classification | The grouping of things by using a set of rules |
kingdom | The largest group into which living things can be classified |
moneran | The kingdom of classification for organisms that have only one cell and no nucleus |
protist | The kingdom of classification for organisms that have only one cell and also have a nucleus |
fungi | Living things that look like plants but cannot make their own food; example |
genus | The second-smallest name grouping used in classification |
species | The smallest name grouping used in classification |
vertebrates | Animals with a backbone |
mammals | Animals that have hair and produce milk for their young |
reptiles | Animals that have dry |
amphibians | Animals that have moist skin and no scales |
fish | Vertebrates that live their entire life in water |
birds | Vertebrates with feathers |
invertebrates | Animals without a backbone |
vascular plants | Plants that have tubes |
nonvascular | Not having xylem and phloem; said of some plants |