Classification Vocab Flashcards
1
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Domain
A
The highest level of classification
2
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Autotroph
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An organsim that is able to produce its own food from unorganic substances, using light or chemical energy
3
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Classification
A
The sorting of organisms into groups according to similar structures
4
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Heterotroph
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An organism that consumes other organisms in order to obtain its energy requirements
5
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Marsupial
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A mammal that gives birth to underdeveloped young, which then develop further in a pouch
6
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Monotreme
A
An mammal that lays eggs
7
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Taxonomist
A
A scientist who groups organisms into categories
8
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Mammal (4)
A
- breathes air
- is endothermic
- has hair/fur
- produces milk for their young
9
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Bird (5)
A
1 Vetabrate
2. is endothermic
3. has feathers
4. lays (hard) eggs
5. breathes air
10
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Reptile
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- Vertebrates
- breathes air
- is ectothermic
- has dry scaly skin and
- lays (soft) eggs
11
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Amphibian (3)
A
- Vertebrates
- Starts of underwater
- Moves onto breath air
12
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Fish
A
- Vertebrates
- Underater with gills
