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Define Classification
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grouping similar things together
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How is classification useful to scientists?
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by identifying their characteristics its easy to clasiffy them and makes finding and sharing information easier
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Define kingdom
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large groups
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Name the five kingdoms
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fungi, bacteria, protist, animal, plant
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Why are kingdoms broken down into smaller groups?
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kingdoms are very large, as groups get smaller each group includes organisims that are alike more closely related.
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Define species
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a unique kind of organism.
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How many kinds of organisms are in each species?
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one
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How do scientists divide large groupsinto smaller groups?
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The look for characteristics that some members of one group have but others don't.
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What happens as the groups get smaller?
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Each group includes organismsthat more alike and more closely related.
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What is one detail about the species level of classification?
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Animals with fur and animals without fur.
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What is vascular tissue?
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transport tubes that carry food and water
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Where is vascular tissue located?
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roots, stems, and leaves
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What is the main reason that vascular plants can grow tall?
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Because transport tubes carry food and water to all its parts.
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What are non vascular plants? How do the get water?
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Plants without transport tubes. They absorb water directly through the surfaces of their cells.
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Why are plants without vascular tissue usually small?
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Because food and water do not get to all its parts
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What characteristics are used to divide plants into major groups?
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According to similar characteristics.
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Define vertebrate
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Animal with a back bone
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What are the five major groups of vertebrates
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Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians
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How are vertebrates alike? How are they diffirent?
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They have back bones and they look different.
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Define invertebrate
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Animals without a back bone
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Name five kinds of invertebrate phyla.
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sponges, worms, mollusks, othropods, echinoderms.
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How are invertebrates alike? How are the different?
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None of them have a back bone. They live in different spicies, different places, different body forms.
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