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Classify Animals Ch3
Classifying Animals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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