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classification unit
4th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the 5 kingdoms | animals, plants, fungi, protists, monerans |
| the scientific name of a living thing is made up of | genus & species |
| many-celled; feed on other living th ings ex: monkeys & spiders | animals |
| many-celled; make their own food ex: trees & ferns | plants |
| many-celled; absorb food from other living things ex: mushroom & yeast | fungi |
| one-celled with nucleus; make their own food or feed off of other living things ex: algae & amoebas | protist |
| the act of grouping things by using as et of rules | classification |
| one-celled no nuclei; ex: virus & bacteria | moneran |
| why do scientists classify living things? | to make it easier |
| animals with backbones are called | vertebrates |
| animals without a backbone are called | invertebrates |
| 5 groups of animals | mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians |
| how are skeletons of vertebrates different from the skeletons of invertebrates? | vetebrates skeletons are on the inside while an invertebrates skeleton is on the outside |
| where do the muscles attach to the bones of all living things | joints |
| name the two groups plants are divided into | vascular & nonvascular |
| plants have tubes in their | roots, stems, and leaves |
| how do the water & nutrients travel in plants with no tubes | it is absorbed |
| the center of a tree trunk that is made of hard dead cells is called | heartwood |
| the living tubes are located in the ______ of the tree | sapwood |
| what two things are carried up the tubes of vascular plants | water and nutrients |
| what kind of place do nonvascular plants need to grow | moist & fertile |