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7th Grade Ch 6
Test Study Guide Ch 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| moss | A plant that does not have true roots, stems, or leaves |
| John Ray | The man who developed the modern definition of "species" |
| Carolus Linnaeus | The Father of Taxonomy |
| kingdoms | The main categories of all living things |
| genus and species | A scientific name consists of the ________ name and the __________ name. |
| tracheophytes | The plants with vascular systems |
| taxonomy | The science of classification |
| bryophytes | Plants without vascular systems |
| rhizoids | Instead of roots, moss plants have |
| parasites | Organisms that live in or on other organisms and obtain nutrients from them |
| True | True or False: Scientific names always consist of the genus followed by the species. |
| True | True or False: Scientific names are always italicized or underlined. |
| True | True or False: Only the first word in a scientific name is always capitalized. |
| spores | Some plants reproduce from ___________, not seeds. |
| visceral hump | The internal organs of a mollusk are contained in the _________________. |
| species | What term is used to refer to a distinct type of organism (which taxon)? |
| moss | Which plant without a vascular system often forms a lush, green coating on moist surfaces? |
| setae | The bristles found on roundworms |
| Multiple plants have the same common name so scientific names help them identify different species. | Why do scientists prefer scientific names to common names? |
| vertebrates | What term refers to animals with backbones? |
| fern | What plant has leaves called fronds? |
| Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species | List the seven taxons in order from largest to smallest |
| invertebrates | Animals without backbones |
| hibernation | A dormant winter state in which the body processes slow down |
| invertebrates | Are the majority of animals vertebrates or invertebrates? |
| echinoderms | a group of marine animals including starfish, sea urchins, and sand dollars |
| platyhelminths | flatworms are called |
| nematodes | roundworms are called |
| annelids | segmented worms are called |
| coelenterates | a group including jellyfish, anemones, and corals |
| spores | tiny, one-celled reproductive structures characteristic of certain nonseed plants |
| order | classification level between class and family |
| moss | bryophyte that often forms a lush, green coating on moist surfaces |
| phylum | the classification level that follows kingdom |
| genus | classification level that is the first part of an organism's scientific name |
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