vocabulary
An animal reproduction method where the baby develops inside the mother
placental reproduction
What is the broadest category that we use to classify organisms?
Kingdom
How is vascular tissue a useful adaptation?
What is one adaptation that allows protists to move?
Cilia, Flagella, or pseudopod
Who has a longer gestation period, an amphibian or a mammal?
Mammal
graphical representation of the evolution of a species
phylogenetic tree/cladogram
What is the most specific category we use to classify organisms?
species
What is the correct progression of plant evolution?
Mosses Ferns Gymnosperm Angiosperm
What kind of reproduction do most unicellular organisms use?
asexual
What can longer gestation lead to?
used to identify organisms; uses a "this or that" system
Dichotomous Key
What are the two categories used to make an organism's scientific name?
Genus and Species
What is a reproductive adaptation of plants?
Seeds
What is it called when one cell turns into two identical cells? (not asexual reproduction)
Binary Fission
What kind of behavior would a bird singing be?
Innate
-taxis
moving
What is the grouping of organisms based on their similarities called?
Taxonomy
Why are stems useful for plants?
They provide structure and hold nutrients
What is it called when a new organism grows out of an existing organism?
Budding
What kind of behavior would reading be?
Learned
behavior
reaction to a stimulus
based on physical similarities and evolutionary relationships
What came first, Spores or vascular tissue?
What is an adaptation that would be useful for organisms that need to photosynthesize?
Eyespot
What is an invertebrate?
An organism with no backbone