Vocabulary
Animals that have a backbone are known as ____________________. Animals without a backbone are known as ____________________.
__________ created a classification system to organize living organisms into groups based on their characteristics.
Carolus Linnaeus
The simplest invertebrates live __________.
Vertebrates belong to the phylum __________.
A main group within a kingdom whose members share at least one characteristic is a ____________________.
The Plant Kingdom is divided into 2 categories, what are they? The majority of plants are what kind?
A majority of invertebrates (over two-thirds) are __________.
The first vertebrates were __________.
____________________ means containing no plant tissue through which water and food can move. For example, mosses are described as this.
True or False: Sharks' skeletons are made of bone.
True or False: Viruses are not part of a kingdom because they are not made up of cells.
Negative: insect pests attack and destroy those same crops , transmit diseases, termites and carpenter ants destroy homes made of wood
Positive: some pollinate plants that produce food crops , provide food and clothing products
The word amphibian means __________.
Any animal that at some time in its life has a nerve cord running down its back is a ____________________.
List Carolus Linnaeus's classification system in order.
Explain why flowers smell so good and why they are so brightly colored.
The main reason for this is to reproduce. By looking good and smelling sweet they attract insects and other animals.
Since sponges are sessile, how do they get their food?
They get their food through their pores. The pores are tiny openings that allow food and nutrients to pass through them.
reptiles: soft, leathery shell
birds: hard shell
mammals: no shell/egg, live offspring