| A | B |
|---|
| animal | Óany living thing that is not a plant |
| characteristic | a special feature or quality of something that sets it apart from others |
| class | group of related organisms into which phyla are divided and from which orders are created |
| classification | the process of arranging living things into groups according to similarities in their structure and function |
| plant | Óany living organism that has stem |
| taxonomy | Óthe science of identifying |
| form | the external shape of an organism |
| fungus | an organism that does not move from place to place and does not make its own food but absorbs food from other living or dead organisms |
| Kingdom Animalia | Óone of the five main groups into which organisms are divided; and whose members eat food and move from place to placeÓ |
| Kingdom Fungi | Óone of the five main groups into which organisms are divided; and whose members absorb food and do not move from place to placeÓ |
| Kingdom Plantae | Óone of the five main groups into which organisms are divided; and whose members often are green |
| spore | Óa single-celled |
| structure | the arrangement of parts in an organism |
| Kingdom Protista | Óone of the five main groups into which organisms are divided; and whose members are single-celled |
| lichen | a relationship between a fungus and green algae where one cannot survive without the other |
| protist | Óa single-celled organism with a nucleus and cell membraneÓ |
| protozoan | Óa single-celled |
| Kingdom Monera | Óone of the five main groups into which organisms are divided; and whose members are single-celled organisms with a cell wallÓ |
| moneran | Óa single-celled organism with a cell wall and the nuclear material spread throughout the cellÓ |
| genus | Óthe group of related organisms into which families are divided; the first part of an organismÕs scientific nameÓ |
| phylum | group of related organisms into which kingdoms are divided and from which classes are created |
| Phylum Chordata | Óa large group of animals |
| species | Óa group of related organisms with common characteristics that produce more of the same kind; the second part of an organismÕs scientific nameÓ |
| vertebrate | any animal that has a backbone and internal skeleton |
| angiosperm | a flowering plant with seeds protected in an ovary or fruit |
| binomial nomenclature | the system of naming organisms using the genus and species |
| class | group of related organisms into which phyla are divided and from which orders are created |
| gymnosperm | a plant with exposed seeds such as a pine or spruce |
| dicotyledon | a flowering plant with two seed leaves and flower parts arranged in fours or fives |
| monocotyledon | a flowering plant with one seed leaf and flower parts arranged in threes |
| invertebrate | an animal without a backbone |
| mollusk | Óa soft-bodied invertebrate living in water or wet areas |
| arachnid | Óan invertebrate animal similar to an insect or crustacean |
| arthropod | Óan invertebrate animal with a segmented body |
| crustacean | Óa coldblooded invertebrate that usually lives in water; with a jointed body and legs |
| echinoderm | an invertebrate with spiny skin and a central disk body from which arms (usually five) extend |
| insect | Óa small arthropod with a body divided into three sections |
| coldblooded | describes an animal with a body temperature that changes with the temperature of its surroundings |
| fish | Óa coldblooded vertebrate that lives in water |
| warmblooded | describes an animal with a body temperature that stays the same even when the temperature of its surroundings changes |
| amphibian | Óa coldblooded animal with moist |
| reptile | Óa coldblooded vertebrate that breathes through lungs and whose body is covered by hard |
| bird | Óa warmblooded vertebrate that lays eggs |
| mammal | Óan animal that produces milk to feed its young |
| primate | Óan animal with binocular vision that can stand on two legs |
