Definitions
What is animal classification?
The science of finding patterns among living things
What are the five classes of vertebrates?
Reptiles, Amphibians, Mammals, Birds, Fish
True or False. Is a jellyfish an invertebrate?
True
What are plants?
Multi-celled organisms which make chlorophyll for photosynthesis and are producers
Rose
What does Warm-blooded mean?
An animal that can regulate its own body temperature
True or False. Are Tigers Vertebrates? Why?
True, They have a backbone.
Warm-blooded
True or False. Do vascular plants have roots?
True
Example of a seeded plant with no flowers?
Pine trees
What is a cold- blooded animal?
An animal whose regulation of body temperature depends on external sources, such as sunlight.
Which one from the list is a vertebrate? Starfish, Alligator, Jellyfish.
Alligator
Is a fish warm or cold-blooded?
Cold-blooded
What are vascular plants?
Plants that have a system of tubes used to move water through the plants. They have roots
What are nonvascular plants?
Plants that do not have a system of tubes and cannot transport water. They have no roots.
What are living things?
All things that grow and reproduce (must be born and die)
What is a Vertebrate?
An animal with a backbone
What is an invertebrate?
An animal without a backbone
What is a flowering plant?
Seeded plants that have flowers. Ex: Roses
What are nonflowering plants?
Seeded plants with no flowers. Ex: Pine trees
What is photosynthesis?
When a plant makes food (sugar) by adding water & carbon dioxide to chlorophyll and using light energy from the sun
Are amphibians warm-blooded or cold-blooded?
Cold-blooded
What is the difference between warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals?
Warm-blooded animals regulate own heat and cold-blooded rely on heat from other sources.
What are seeded plants?
Seeded plants that produce seeds.
What are non-seed plants?
Non-flowering plants that don't produce seeds. They use spores to reproduce. Spore producing plants include plants such as mosses and ferns.