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classification
taxonomy
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5th Grade
08/31/2010

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Term
classification
Definition
organizing things into groups using specific characteristics
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taxonomy

 

Definition

the science of classifying living things

 

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taxonomist
Definition
a scientist who classifies living things
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organism

 

Definition

a living thing that carries out all the basic life functions

 

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stimulus

 

Definition

any action or change in the surroundings such as heat light food or danger that causes a living thing to react

 

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reaction

 

Definition

all living things can respond to changes in their enivironment

 

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movement
Definition
process in which living things change location or position
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feeding
Definition
process by which living things change location or position
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respiration

 

Definition

process in which living things use give off carbon dioxide oxygen in order to produce usable energy

 

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excretion
Definition
process in which living things release waste material
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reproduction
Definition
process by which living things produce more of their own kind
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growth
Definition
process in which living things increase in size
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