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| the part of the Earth than can support living things |
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| a characteristic that enables an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment |
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| a group of very similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce offspring that are able to produce offspring |
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| the grouping of things according to their similarities |
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| single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus |
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| mostly many-celled organisms that often grow in moist, dark places |
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vascular plant
*trees, bushes, plants |
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| plants that have cells that form tubes for carrying water and nutrients throughout the plants |
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| plants that do not have tubes to carry materials (instead materials must pass slowly from one cell to another) |
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kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species |
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| Name the six (seven) levels of classification. |
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archaebacteria
eubacteria
protists
fungi
plants
animals |
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| Name the two main classifications of plants. |
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| Name the two groups of seed plants. |
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| Name the two groups of vascular plants. |
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| It makes it easier to study them. |
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| Why do scientists classify organisms? |
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cnidarians
mollusks
segmented worms
arthropod
echinoderms
chordates |
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| Name the six groups in the animal phyla. |
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*multicellular
*cannot make their own food
*get food by eating other organisms
*cells contain a nucleus but do not have a cell wall |
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| Name four characteristics of animals. |
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corals like sea fans
jellyfish
anemones
*single body opening that is usually surrounded by a ring of stinging celss |
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| Give examples of Cnidarians and a characteristic. |
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clams
squid
octopuses
snails
slugs
*soft bodies and most have hard shells |
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| Give examples of mollusks and a characteristic. |
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peacock worms
earthworm
leeches
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| Give examples of segmented worms and a characteristic. |
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spiders
crabs
millipedes
centipedes
*jointed appendages and hard skeletons on the outside of their bodies |
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| Give examples of arthropods and a characteristic. |
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sea stars
sea lilies
sea urchins
sea cucumbers
*a unique five-part balanced arrangement of parts, skeletons made of hard calcium plates inside their bodies |
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| Give examples of echinoderms and a characteristic. |
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gorilla
mammals
reptiles
*vertebrates are one kind of animal in the Chordate phylum; spinal cord and brain
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| Give examples of chordates and a characteristic. |
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archaebacteria
*can live in hot springs and salty water
eubacteria
*can cause disease, but are in yogurt and cheese
protists
*formed much of the gas and oil we have; food for whales
fungi
*used to make foods and medicines such as penicillin; some cause human diseases like athlete's foot
plants
*have roots, stems, and leaves; trap the Sun's energy to produce glucose
animals
*get energy by eating other organisms |
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