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| classification | Grouping things by using a set of rules is called ___ |
| kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, & species | What are the groups of classification used by scientists in order? |
| genus & species | A living thing’s scientific name is the name of its ___ & ___. |
| tursiops truncatus | What is the scientific name of the bottlenose dolphin? |
| hippocampus hudsonius | What is the scientific name of the common seahorse? |
| It helps you identify unknown organisms by answering a series of questions. | What makes a dichotomous key a useful tool? |
| Metamorphosis | ___ is the process of an animal changing during its life cycle. |
| egg, larvae, pupa, & adult | List the 4 stages of a complete metamorphosis in order. |
| provide food for the next stage | Eggs of butterflies and many moths are deposited on plants that will ___. |
| caterpillar | The larva of a butterfly or a moth is also known as a ___. |
| cocoon | Many moths form a silken ___ before molting to the pupal stage. |
| Photosynthesis | ___ is the process by which green plants make food from sunlight, water, & carbon dioxide. |
| leaves | Photosynthesis is the chief function of ___. |
| chlorophyll | The light used in photosynthesis is absorbed by a green pigment called ___. |
| respiration | The process of ___ breaks down the food stored in plant cells and releases it to be used for growth or other activities of life. |
| the plants themselves or by the animals that eat the plants | The stored energy in plants can be released for use by _____. |
| They lay eggs in water, & the eggs hatch into legless tadpoles with tails & gills. A tadpole gradually develops into a four-legged frog, as lungs replace the gills & the tail disappears. Finally, the animal leaves the water and lives on land, as a frog. | Describe the complete metamorphosis of a frog. |
| Amphibians & insects | ___ & ___ grow & develop through metamorphosis. |
| egg, nymph, adult | List the stages of incomplete metamorphosis in order. |
