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What is a Classification System?
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The process of grouping similar things together.
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Seven (7) Major Classification Categories used in Science:
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1. Kingdom
2. Species 3. Phylum 4. Class 5. Family 6. Genius 7. Order |
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What are the two (2) major "kingdoms" in the scientific classification system?
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1. Plants
2. Animals |
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What two (2) classification categories are used as the "common scientific name" of an organism in science?
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1. Genius
2. Species |
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What is a human characteristic of the Classification Category Kingdom?
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Animal
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What is a human characteristic of the Classification Category Phylym?
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Chordata
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What is a human characteristic of the Classification Category Class?
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Mammal
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What is a human characteristic of the Classification Category Order?
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Primate
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What is a human characteristic of the Classification Category Family?
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Hominidae
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What is a human characteristic of the Classification Category Genus?
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Homo
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What is a human characteristic of the Classification Category Species?
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Primate
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Any organized study
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Science
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To watch something closely to learn more about it
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Observe
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Quantitate
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Measure
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Qualitative
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Opinion
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To Interpret something
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Frame of Reference/Point of View
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A Method of research
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Scientific Method
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What is Science?
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Any organized study; can be Chemistry, Biology, or Physics
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Two (2) Basic AReas of Science?
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1. Biology (life)
2. Chemistry (matter) |
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Two (2) types of research:
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1. Applied
2. Pure |
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What is Applied Research?
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To research something that has already been researched
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What is Pure Research?
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To research something that is unknown or has not been researched yet.
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Two (2) types of System Factors:
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1. Effort
2. Observation |
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What is Observation?
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To watch something closely in order to learn more about it.
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What is the main part of an insect?
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Thorax
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To have a backbone
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Vertebrate
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Cannot move a lot
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Sessile
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Large arm-like structure that has groups to trap their food
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Tentacles
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The inside of a body
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Exoskeleton
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What group does a crab belong to?
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Crustacean
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What group does a Roundworm belong to?
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Platyhelmenthes
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What group does a Flatworm belong to?
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Nematoda
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What group does a Sponge belong to?
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Porifera
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What group does a Clam belong to?
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Mollusk
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What group does a Starfish belong to?
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Enchinoderms
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What group does a Jellyfish belong to?
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Cnidaria
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The milk producing gland.
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Mammary Gland
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Animals that take the temperature of their surroundings
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Cold-Blooded Animals
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Animals that try to keep the inside of their bodies at a constant temperature
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Warm Blooded Animals
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A vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages
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Tetra-Pod/Quadra-Pod
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Tough elastic tissue
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Cartilage
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Species of animal that are at RISK of being extinct or in a small number
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Endangered Species
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Species of animal that is no longer in existence
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Extinct Species
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Breathes with gills
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Fish
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Snakes are considered
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Reptile
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Includes humans
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Mammals
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Has features
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Birds
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Born with gills and develops lungs later in life
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Fish
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What is a human characteristic for the Classification Category Species?
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Sapien
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