Classification
A vertebrate, cold-blooded animals that lives in water and has fins for swimming and gills for breathing.
fish
The existence of many different kinds of plants and animals in an environment.
biodiversity
A class of things of the same kind and with the same name.
species
Multi-cellular life forms which contain cells that come together to form tissues, organs and organ systems.
animals
An animal that has a backbone.
vertebrate
A vertebrate, warm-blooded animal which has feathers, a beak, no teeth, wings and bears young in eggs.
birds
The arrangement into groups of similar things.
classification
Organisms that are not naturally found in a habitat that have negative effects on the habitat.
invasive species
Made up of multi-cellular life forms which produce their own food by using energy from the Sun.
plants
An animal that does not have a backbone.
invertebrate
A vertebrate, warm-blooded animal that feeds its young with milk produced by the mother and has skin usually covered with hair.
mammals
Things in the environment which have a connection with each other.
interrelationship
The place where a plant or animal grows or lives in nature.
habitat
These organisms cannot make their own food and must rely on other food sources to support them.
fungi (fun - guy)
A group of animals with jointed limbs and a body made up of segments. They also usually have an exoskeleton.
arthropods
A cold-blooded, vertebrate animal that has gills and lives in water in the larvae state but breathe air as adults.
amphibians
A special quality or appearance that makes an individual or a group different from others.
characteristic
Scientists group living things into main groups that are based on how living things are the same and how they are different.
kingdoms
One cell life forms which live in rivers, lakes, ponds, marshes, the ocean and other moist environments.
protists
microscopic
A vertebrate, cold-blooded animal that breathes air and usually has skin covered with scales or bony plates.
reptiles
A living thing made up of one or more cells which needs food, water and air.
organism
The ability of a living thing to adapt or adjust to change.
resilience
One cell life micro-organisms which have no nucleus. They include bacteria, which help with digestion and breaking down dead matter, and archaebacteria which live near thermal vents and hot springs.
monera
A process through which plants use water, light, and carbon dioxide to create their food and release oxygen into the air.
photosynthesis