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5th grade Classification of Living Things

vocabulary and terminology

AB
classificationthe grouping and sorting of objects or living things
kingdomthe largest groups that living things may be classified into, 5 total
phylumsecond largest groups that living things may be divided into
animalmulti-celled, feed on living or once living things
plantmulti-celled, make their own food
moneranone celled, no nuclei, some make their own food, some feed on living or once living things
protistone celled, make their own food or feed on once living things
fungimost multi-celled, absorb food from other living things or dead things such as logs
vertebratean animal with a backbone
invertebratean animal with out a backbone
mammalvertebrate with hair and produces milk for young
birdvertebrates who lay eggs, have feathers, may or may not fly
fishvertebrates who lay eggs and live entirely in water, have gills to breath
reptilevertebrates with dry scaly skin, lay eggs on land, live in water or on land
amphibianvertebrates with moist skin that laye eggs in water, may or may not live in water
vascularplants with tubes
nonvascularplants with out tubes, transport water, food, and nutrients from cell to cell
genussecond smallest group group, first part of scientific name, always capitalized
speciessmallest group, always lower case
K P C O F G Skingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
P A M Pr Fplants, animals, monerans, protists, fungi
F R A M BFish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds


5th grade Language Arts
Meadowview Elementary

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