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Classifications
Question | Answer |
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Name the 6 Kingdoms of Living Organisms | 1. Plants 2. Animals 3. Protists 4. Fungi 5. Archaebacteria 6. Eubacteria |
Name the 5 classes of vertebrates | 1. Mammal 2. Bird 3. Fish 4. Reptile 5. Amphibians |
What are some examples of angiosperms? | sunflower, apples, and roses |
What are some examples of gymnosperms? | conifers, pine trees, spruces, and firs |
What is a seed? | the small part of a flowering plant that grows into a new plant. |
What is bacteria? | microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled (single-celled), that can be found everywhere. |
What are vertebrates? | an animal with a backbone. |
What are invertebrates? | an animal without a backbone. |
What is a dichotomous key? | a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world, such as trees, wildflowers, mammals, reptiles, rocks, and fish. Means "divided into two parts" |
What are vascular plants? | higher plants are plants that have specialized tissues for conducting water, minerals, and photosynthetic products through the plant. Examples are ferns, flowering plants, and sugar maples |
What are nonvascular plants? | plants without a vascular system consisting of xylem and phloem. |
What are protist? | These organisms are not plants, animals, bacteria, or fungi. Any of various one-celled organisms. |
What are protozoa? | single-celled organisms that act a lot like animals in that they move around and feed on prey. Greek for 'first animals,' a name given to these tiny, one-celled organisms. |
What is radial symmetry? | symmetry around a central axis (pie shaped), as in a starfish or a tulip flower. |
What is bilateral symmetry? | the property of being divisible into symmetrical halves on either side of a unique plane. Examples: worms, insects, spiders |