Vocabulary
the study of living things
an animal that has a backbone.
vertebrate
Non-living things do not have _________.
A. color
B. properties
C. cells
Cells
Into what two groups are most things divided into: non-living & _________________.
living
an animal that does not have a backbone
invertebrate
to group things based on the features they share.
classify
Most animals need to ____________ to get food.
A.move
B. photosynthesize
C. breathe
move
Vertebrates have three things: a back bone, an internal skeleton and a ___________.
skull
one of the 5 groups into which living things are classified.
kingdom
a group of organisms that can breed (have babies) with each other.
species
Plants can make their own _____________.
Food
A sea star is an echinoderm. It has tube feet. How do echinoderms use their tube feet?
They use their tube feet to
move
is a quality that describes an object.
property
an organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope.
microorganism
There are _______ kingdoms.
5
an animal whose body temperature changes with the temperature of their surroundings
cold blooded
an animal whose body temperature stays the same.
warm blooded
There are _____ levels of classification.