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 |