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Science, Ch.1
5th grade vocabulary
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5th Grade
09/11/2006

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amphibians
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a group of mammals that are cold-blooded and have soft, moist skin that can absorb water and oxygen
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birds
Definition
a group of mammals that are warm-blooded and have feathers
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class
Definition
the THIRD level of classification (below phylum)
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classify
Definition
to put things in groups according to their characteristics
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compare
Definition
to tell how two things are ALIKE
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contrast
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to tell how two things are DIFFERENT
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different
Definition
NOT like something or someone else
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fish
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a type of vertebrate that is cold blooded, lives in water, has scales on their bodies, and uses gills to breathe
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kingdom
Definition
the HIGHEST grouping of organisms (level 1)
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mammals
Definition
a group of vertebrates that are warm blooded, breathe air with lungs, produce milk for their young, and have hair
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phylum
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the SECOND level grouping of organisms (below kingdom)
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reptiles
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a type of vertebrate that is cold blooded and has tough, dry skin with scales
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similar
Definition
alike in one or more ways
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species
Definition
the lowest level of classification (level 4)
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vertebrates
Definition
animals that HAVE backbones
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