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Classify Animals Ch3
Classifying Animals
Term | Definition |
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Taxonomy | the science of classifying organisms |
cartilage | a material in vertebrate skeletons, softer than bone |
gill | breathing structure for vertebrates that live in water |
vertebrates | animals with backbones |
vertebra | one of the bones or block of cartilage that makes up a backbone |
species | a group of organisms that can breed with each other to produce offspring like themselves |
invertebrates | animals without backbones |
classify | to group things based on the features they share |
scientific name | the name given to each species consisting of its genus and its species label |
amphibian | a vertebrate that lives at first in water and then on land |
metamorphosis | a major change in form that occurs as some animals develop into adults |
reptile | an egg-laying vertebrate that breathes with lungs |
mammary gland | a milk-producing structure on the chest or abdomen of a mammal |
warm-blooded | having a body temperature that stays the same (birds and mammals) |
cold-blooded | having a body temperature that changes with its surroundings (fish, amphibians, and reptiles) |