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CHAPTER A2 SCIENCE GRADE 5:CLASSIFYING LIVING THINGS;
Vocabulary review for Chapter 2
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| classification | grouping of things by using a set of rules |
| kingdom | largest group into which living things can be classified |
| moneran | kingdom of classification for organisms that have only 1 cell and no nucleus; example - bacteria |
| protist | kingdom of classification for organisms that have only one cell and also have a nucleus or cell control center; examples - algae, amoebas, diatoms |
| fungi | living things that look like plants, but can't make their own food; example - mushrooms, yeasts, molds |
| genus | 2nd smallest name grouping used in classification |
| species | smallest name grouping used in classification |
| animals | kingdom of classification for organisms with many-cells, feed on living or once living things; examples- monkeys, birds, frogs, fish, spiders |
| plants | kingdom of classification for organisms with many cells that make their own foods; examples - trees, flowers, grasses, ferns, & mosses |
| vertebrates | animals with a backbone |
| mammals | animals that have hair and produce milk for their young |
| dogs and cats | examples of mammals |
| reptiles | animals that have dry, scaly skin |
| lizards, snakes, turtles | examples of reptiles |
| amphibians | animals that have moist skin and no scales |
| frogs, toads, newts | examples of amphibians |
| fish | vertebrates that live their entire lives in water |
| sharks, eels, bass, tuna | examples of fish |
| birds | vertebrates with feathers |
| owls, robins, parrots, penguins | examples of birds |
| invertebrates | animals without backbones |
| arthropods | invertebrates with legs that have several joints |
| insects, spiders, mites, horseshoe crabs | examples of arthropods |
| mollusks | invertebrates that may or may not have a hard outer shell. |
| snails, clams, squids | examples of mollusks |
| worms | invertebrates with no shells, legs, or eyes |
| mushrooms, yeasts, molds | examples of fungi |
| algae, amoebas, diatoms | examples of protists |
| bacteria | examples of monerans |
| vascular plants | plants that have tubes to carry water and nutrients throughout the plant |
| nonvascular plants | plants that do not have tubes to carry water and nutrients throughout the plant. |
| roots,stems, and leaves | what vascular plants have that nonvascular plants do not have. |
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