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Scientists classify living things in order to:
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1. Group organisms that are similar in structure and function.
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There are 7 levels of classification, going from the most general to the most specific:
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1. Kingdom
2. Phylum
3. Class
4. Order
5. Family
6. Genus
7. Species
King Phillip Came Over For Good Spagetti |
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| Scientific names include the species and genus- come from the _________ root. |
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Animal- Vertebrate and Invertebrate
Plant
Fungi
Ancient Bacteria
True Baceria
Protist |
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| Where can Ancient Bacteria be found? |
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| These are the oldest living organisms on Earth and are found in hot springs, deep-sea vents, and extremely salty water. |
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| What are three examples of true bacteria? |
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E. Coli
Strep Throat
Lyme Disease |
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| What are 3 examples of Protist? |
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| What are the two groups of plants and what is the difference between them? |
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Vascular- with tube-like stuctures
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Non-Vascuolar- no tube structures |
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| What is transported through the tubes of the vasuclar plants and why? |
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| Water is transported though the tubes and it is so the plant can grow tall. |
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| What are the 2 types of vascular plants and what do they produce? |
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Seeded- produce flowers and fruits
Non-seeded -produce spores instead of seeds |
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| What are the 3 characteristcs of non-vascular plants? |
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1. Soak up water like a sponge
2. Must grow close to the ground
3. Close to water |
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| What are the two types of animals? |
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| Vertebrates and Invertabrates |
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| What is the main characteristic of an invertabrate and what are some examples of invertabrates? |
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NO BACKBONES
mollusks...clams, snails arthropods..spiders, crabs, and scorpions
echinoderms...sea stars, sea urchins
starfish
worms
insects |
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| What is the main charactersitic of a vertibrate and what are some examples of vertibrate animals? |
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Fish
Anphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals |
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| What are some the of the characteristics of fish? |
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| Cold blooded, lay eggs, breathe with gills, live in water |
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| What are some the of the characteristics of amphibians? |
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| Lay eggs, breathe with gills in water, grow lungs as adults and then live on land |
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| What are some the of the characteristics of reptiles? |
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| Cold blooded, breathe with lungs, dry scaly skin, sive on land and water |
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| What are some the of the characteristics of birds? |
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| Have feathers, light bones, lay eggs, warm-blooded |
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| What are some the of the characteristics of mammals? |
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| Have hair or fur, nurse their babies, warm-blooded |
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| Why do offspring look like their parents? |
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| Inherited traits are found on a person's ___________, located on _ _ _ in every cell. |
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| Genes determine some physical traits like, ________, ____________, and _______. |
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eye color
hair color
height |
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| Some behaviors may be ______________ like instincts in animals for example. |
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| One half of the genitic information comes from each ______________. |
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| Some traits are ________ and some traits are ________. |
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| ____________ traits show up when only one parent passes it on. |
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| ____________ traits only show up when both parents pass it on. These are hidden traits. |
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| Some traits are ________, not inherited, some examples are.... |
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learned
manners, habits, ways of speaking
these are things that have been developed since birth |
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