Classifying Living Things
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| classification | The act of grouping things by using a set of rules
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| kingdom | the largest group into which living things can be classified
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| moneran | one cell; no nucleus; some make their own food; others feed on other living things
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| protist | one cell (with nucleus); make their own food or live on other living things
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| fungi | most are many-celled; they have nuclei; look like plants but cannot make their own food (absorb food from other living or non-living things)
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| genus | second smallest classification group
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| species | the smallest classification group
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| How do scientists name animals? | With the labels of the two smallest classification groups (genus & species)
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| Why do scientists organize info. about living things? | Scientisits need to be able to find things easily
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| List the 5 kingdoms of living things: | 1. Animals 2. Plants 3. Fungi 4. Protists 5. Monerans
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| Give an example of an animal | monkey, bird, frog, fish, spider, dog, horse
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| Give an example of a plant | grass, tree, flower, fern, moss
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| Give an example of a fungi | mushrooms, yeasts, molds
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| Give an example of a protist | Algae, amoebas, diatoms, paramecia
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| Give an example of a moneran | bacteria
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| Characteristics of Animals | many-celled; feed on other living things
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| Characteristics of Plants | many-celled; make their own food
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| Characteristics of Fungi | most many-celled; absorb food from other living things of dead things (logs)
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| Characteristics of Protists | most one-celled; make their own food -or- feed on other living things
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| Characteristics of Monerans | one-celled; no cell nucleus; some make their own food; others feed on other living things
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| If a scientist finds a living thing that does not fit into any of the 5 kingdoms, what would they need to do? | Make a new kingdom!
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| What kingdom contains one-celled living things without nuclei? | Monerans
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| What is the scientific name for a grizzly bear cub? | Ursus (genus) arctos (species)
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| What is the scientific name for a house cat? | Felis (genus) domesticus (species)
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| Why do scientists form smaller groups of living things? | To be more specific. The most specific is the species which only has one living things in it.
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