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Ch 1 Scott Foresman
5th Grade Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why do we classify? | classifying organisms and naming them makes it easier to communicate about them. |
| Kingdom | the most general category |
| Are there 4, 5, or 6 kingdoms | 6 |
| Species | the most specific category |
| vertebrates | have a backbone |
| invertebrates | have no backbone |
| reptiles | develop in eggs |
| mammals | warm blooded; mothers make milk for their young |
| amphibians | babies don't look like adults |
| arthropods | have bodies that are seperated into parts |
| mollusks | soft bodies, hard outer shells, no backbone |
| yeast | a fungus that helps bread rise by releasing carbon dioxide |
| conifers | reproduce using cones and seeds |
| fungi | not plants because they don't make their own food |
| fern | vascular plants with no seeds |
| protists | organisms that can be beneficial to animals |