Classification
Vocabulary
Classification 2
Vocabulary 2
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Define classify.
To arrange things into groups by their similarities
100
What is it called when an animal runs and hides from danger?
Responding
100
Define Taxonomist
A scientist who names and organizes living things according to a classification system.
100
Define appendages.
A smaller body part that extends from the main body part.
200
Give an example of something a fish and whale’s body plan has in common.
Fins
200
What does it mean to acquire materials?
To gather and eat food
200
Define body plan.
The overall shape or layout of an organism’s body.
200
Name two types of protective environments in which organisms develop.
• Ex: Egg, womb, pouch, nest, etc.
300
What is it called when bacteria split in half to form new organisms?
Reproducing
300
What is internal stimulus? Give an example.
Anything that causes an organism to respond from within an animal’s body. • Ex: Hunger
300
Why do organisms that live in the same habitat often have similar characteristics?
They are designed to meet the same needs and challenges in their habitat.
300
Define omnivore. Give an example.
An organism that consumes plants and animals.
400
What does habitat mean? Give an example of a camel or scorpion’s habitat.
A place where an animal lives, finds its food, and is sheltered • Ex: Desert
400
What is bilateral symmetry? Give an example of an animal with this type of symmetry.
A body plan in which the right and left halves of the body mirror each other. • Ex: Humans
400
Why have people throughout history tried to classify living things?
They want to identify and understand living things and reveal the order of God’s creation.
400
Define biotic factors and abiotic factors. Give an example of each.
Biotic Factor: A living part of a habitat • Ex: Trees Abiotic Factor: A nonliving part of a habitat • Ex: Rock
500
Describe what a snake’s and worm’s body plan has in common.
They have no appendages.
500
What is external stimulus? Give an example.
Anything that causes an organism to respond from outside an organism’s body. • Ex: Danger
500
Why do different people classify organisms in different ways?
People classify things based on their own beliefs, purposes, and criteria which is not always the same as everyone else.
500
Define Vertebrate and invertebrate. Give an example of each.
Vertebrate: an animal with a backbone • Ex: Lion Invertebrate: an animal without a backbone • Ex: Jellyfish
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