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Ch 1 Scott Foresman
5th Grade Science
Question | Answer |
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Why do we classify? | classifying organisms and naming them makes it easier to communicate about them. |
Kingdom | the most general category |
Are there 4, 5, or 6 kingdoms | 6 |
Species | the most specific category |
vertebrates | have a backbone |
invertebrates | have no backbone |
reptiles | develop in eggs |
mammals | warm blooded; mothers make milk for their young |
amphibians | babies don't look like adults |
arthropods | have bodies that are seperated into parts |
mollusks | soft bodies, hard outer shells, no backbone |
yeast | a fungus that helps bread rise by releasing carbon dioxide |
conifers | reproduce using cones and seeds |
fungi | not plants because they don't make their own food |
fern | vascular plants with no seeds |
protists | organisms that can be beneficial to animals |