Classification
Taxonomy
Sorting
Separating
Grouping
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What is classification?
Separating into groups by similarities or differences
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All vertebrates must have what 2 characteristics?
Backbone and skull (must also have internal skeleton).
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What must amphibians live near?
water
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All adult reptiles breathe with what organ?
lungs
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What is the only vertebrate class with feathers?
birds
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Why do scientists classify?
So that they can study the organisms.
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Fish skeletons may be made of either of these two substances?
Bone or cartilage?
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What class of animal has scaly skin?
reptile
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What are mammals named for?
Mammary glands
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Invertebrates sometimes have hard shells outside their bodies. What are these called?
exoskeletons (exo=outside, skeleton=body frame)
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What are the 7 levels of classification?
kingdom King Phylum Phillip class Can order Only family Find genus Green species Shoes
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What feature allows fish to breathe?
gills
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Adult amphibians breathe in two ways. What are the two ways?
With lungs or through their skin
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Why is a backbone important? What does it protect?
to protect the spinal cord
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Which two mammals lay eggs?
spiny anteater, duck-billed platypus
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Which level of classification has the most organisms in it?
Kingdom
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What class of organisms has a name that means "double life"?
amphibian
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How many classes of vertebrates are warm-blooded?
2 - mammals, birds
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Name 2 characteristics that allow most birds to fly.
feathers, hollow bones
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What class of mammals includes salamanders?
amphibians
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What is binomial nomenclature?
Using 2 word names for each organism (Genus species)
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What does "metamorphosis" mean?
To change form
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Why do scientists NOT use common names for organisms?
Because a common name ("beetle") could refer to many different organisms
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What language are scientific names written in? Why?
Latin, so the names are understandable around the world.
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Where do most reptiles lay their eggs?
on land
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