Categorizing
What are vertebrates?
Animals with a backbone.
What are invertebrates?
Animals without a backbone.
What does it mean if a forest has high biodiversity?
It means the forest has many different types of species and many different genetic types of the same species.
True or False - Invasive species can be species of plants, animals, and fungi?
True
List three examples of reptiles.
lizards, geckos, turtles, crocodiles, sea turtles, snakes ect.
What are the two classifications that plants are sorted into?
Vascular and Non-vascular.
Name one way that we can help protect biodiversity.
Tracking endangered species, having protected marine areas, having national parks where hunting cannot occur, protecting our environment etc.
What is a native species?
A species that is native to the area it is living.
Name at least one characteristic of a mammal.
Have fur/hair, give birth to their babies, warm blooded, and young drink their milk.
Plants that produce leaves, stems, and roots, to transport water and minerals through the plant are categorized as ....
Vascular Plants
What is Ecosystem Diversity?
The variety of different ecosystems that exist in an area or the world.
What is the main difference between a non-native species and an invasive species?
Which class of vertebrate belongs to the class Aves?
Birds
List one characteristic of a non-vascular plant.
Do not have leaves, stems, or roots. They absorb water and nutrients through leaf-like scales.
What is Species Diversity?
The variety of different species that exist in an ecosystem.
Name one thing that we can do to help prevent the spread of an invasive species.
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There are 5 classes of Vertebrates, what are they?
Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Mammals, and Reptiles
Which of the 5 classes of vertebrates are cold-blooded?
Amphibians, Fish, and Reptiles.
What is Genetic Diversity?
The variety of genes found within a species.
Name one type of invasive species and tell me how it is negatively impacting the ecosystem it is in.
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