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Classifying Organisms

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bacteria   small, single-celled organisms with no nucleus  
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dichotomous key   tool used to classify organisms based on two characteristics  
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fungi   kingdom of organisms with a nucleus that get nutrients by decomposing other organisms  
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kingdom   highest level of biological classification  
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protist   kingdom of singel-celled or multicellular organisms that may have characteristics of both plants and animals  
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protozoa   animal-like protist  
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angiosperm   vascular plants that produce seeds from flowers  
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gymnosperm   vascular plants that produce seeds but not flowers  
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nonvascular   plants lacking a water-transport system  
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vascular   plants having a water-transport system  
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amphibians   vertebrates with smooth mosit skin that begin life in water but live part of the time on land  
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cnidarians   invertebrates with radial symmetry, a saclike body, a true mouth, and the ability to digest food  
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invertebrates   animals without a backbone  
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symmetry   matching form on opposite sides of a dividing line  
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vertebrates   animals with a backbone  
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animal   multicellular, require oxygen, eat food, mobile, reproduce sexually  
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plant   multicellular, have tissues and organs, have cell walls and chloroplasts, and make their own food  
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4 types of gymnosperms   conifers, cycads, ginkgos,gnetophytes  
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bilateral symmetry   a line of symmetry with two identical parts  
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radial symmetry   lines of symmetry that are arranged around a middle point  
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arthropods   have jointed parts, exoskeleton, contain the most species  
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mollusks   soft bodied invertebrate  
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echinoderms   invertebrates with spiny skin  
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sponges   invertebrates that lack tissues, organs and symmetry  
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fish   lay eggs, have gills, bony skeleton  
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reptiles   tough outer skin, lay eggs, scaly waterproof skin  
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birds   have beaks--no teeth, lay eggs, most have feathers, feed babies what they catch  
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mammals   have hair, feed babies milk, have teeth, move to find food  
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