Organisms are classified into a series of_______________. Each group becomes more and more _________________________.
groups, specific
What are characteristics of mammals?
They breathe air with lungs
They have hair
They are warm-blooded
They give milk to their young
They give birth to live babies
How are Archebacteria and Protists alike?
Both of them live as single cells.
Characteristics of Lizards
Have skeletons and a backbones, hearts, scales, and four legs. Their legs stick out on the sides.
Characteristics of Dinosaurs
Have skeletons and backbones, hearts, scales, and have four legs. Their legs move straight down.
Characteristics of baby reptiles
They are cold blooded, have scales, hatch from eggs and don't feed their young.
Characteristics of bay mammals
They are warm blooded, have hair, and are fed by their mother
How are amphibians different from all other vertebrates?
Adult amphibians do not look like baby amphibians. They undergo a process called metamorphosis (change). Like reptiles, amphibians hatch from eggs and must take care of themselves right away.
How are vertebrates different from invertebrates?
Vertebrates have backbones and invertebrates don't.
What is a mollusk
An organism with a soft body without bones. Some have hard shells. Snails, slugs, squid and clams are examples of these organisms.
Characteristics of mosses
They are not vascular, do not produce seeds, and do not produce flowers.
Characteristics of ferns.
They are vascular, do not produce seeds or flowers.
Characteristics of Conifers.
They are vascular and produce seeds, but no flowers.
Characteristics of flowering plants.
They are vascular and produce seeds and flowers.
How do conifers reproduce?
Using cones and seeds
Some protists live in the intestinal tracts of animals. Does this help or harm them?
The help some organisms by breaking down the foods they eat. These organisms would die without the protists in their intestinal tracts.
How are fungi different from plants?
Plants make their own food, but fungi don't. Instead, they use hair-like structures to absorb and digest food.
Why do bakers use yeast to bake bread?
Yeast takes in sugar from the bread dough. It releases carbon dioxide which causes dough to rise.
List 3 characteristics of animals.
multicellular
cannot make their own food
can move on their own during all or part of their lives
List the classifications in order
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species