Chapter 1 - Classifying Plants and Animals Flashcards
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The smallest part of a living thing that can perform all life processes
Cell
The control center of the cell
Nucleus
A gel like substance that contains the things that the cell needs to carry out its life processes
Cytoplasm
Animals without a back bone
Invertebrates
A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce offspring
Species
A group of closely related living things
Genus
Special parts in a plants cells that trap the suns energy
Chloroplasts
Animals with a backbone
Vertebrates
What is a vascular plant?
Vascular plants have tubes that move food and water.
Name 3 examples of vascular plants:
Sunflower
Daisy
Tree
What is a non vascular plant?
Moss
Horn wort
Liver wort
Name the 6 kingdoms
Ancient bacteria True Bacteria Protists Fungi Plants Animals
Snail
Lays about 85 feet eggs
2–4 weeks to hatch
Fend for themselves
Adults by 2 years old and reproduce
Python
Lays about 100 eggs 6-8 weeks to hatch Mom lays on them Fend for themselves Adults by 2 years old and reproduce
An animals scientific name is Made up of its _______ and ________.
Species and Genus
Physical features for behaviors that helps animals survive.
Adaptation
Behaviors that organism inherit from parents
Instinct
Mammals (Three examples of each class of organism
Bear
Deer
People
Reptiles
Three examples
Lizard
Snake
Turtles
Amphibians
Three examples
Frog
Salamander
Arthropods
Three examples
Shrimp
Ants
Insects
Mollusks
Three examples
Snail
Jellyfish
Squid
Ten adaptations which animals use to protect themselves
Claws Eyesight Quills Body covering Gills Wings Camouflage Hibernate Migrate Poison
Which are most of the worlds animals, vertebrates, invertebrates?
Invertebrates