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Classification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| unicellular | one cell organism |
| multicellular | two or more celled organism |
| prokaryotic | cell without a nucleus |
| eukaryotic | cell with a nucleus |
| vertebrates | animals with a backbone |
| invertebrates | animals without a backbone |
| classifying | the process of sorting organisms into groups based on shared traits and features |
| scientific name | genus and species name. Example: The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. |
| vertebrates | fish, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians |
| invertebrates | spiders, jellyfish, octopus, crabs, worms and clams |
| warm blooded | body temperature stays the same when it is cold or hot outside |
| cold blooded | body temperature changes when it is cold or hot outside |
| largest level of classfication | kingdom |
| small level of classification | species |
| Mammals | warm blooded, all have hair/fur, give live birth, have lungs, and young get milk from their mother |
| Birds | warm blooded, lay hard eggs, covered in feathers, and can fly |
| Amphibians | cold blooded, lay soft eggs (underwater), live in water and on land, young use gills to breathe, and adults have lungs |
| Reptiles | cold blooded, lay eggs on land, have rough, scaly skin, and have lungs |
| Fish | cold blooded, lay eggs in water, covered in scales and have gill s for breathing |