What do we call a plant that does not have conducting tubes?
A non-vascular plant
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How are living things classified today?
Living things are classified by what their cells look like.
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Why are plants green?
Plants are filled with chlorophyll that absorbs sunlight and produces food for the plant through a process called photosynthesis.
100
Name the five groups of vertebrates.
Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Fish
100
How are fungi different from plants?
Fungi cannot make their own food.
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A multi-celled animal without a backbone is a(n) ______.
invertebrate
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Name five parts of an animal cell.
Cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, vacuole, and cytoplasm
200
How do nonvascular plants get water and nutrients?
They absorb water and nutrients from their surroundings like a sponge.
200
What supports the bodies of ocean invertebrates?
Water
200
How are cells of bacteria different from all other cells?
Bacteria cells do not have a nucleus.
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The part of the cell that controls the different functions is the ______.
Nucleus
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What are two parts that plant cells have that animal cells do not have?
Cell Wall and Chloroplasts
300
Name the three systems that make up vascular plants.
roots, stems, and leaves
300
Name five different invertebrates.
Mollusks (snails), worms (earthworm), sac-like organism (jellyfish), arthropod (arachnid, crustacean, insect), simple body plan (sponge)
300
What is both the oldest living organism and the most numerous organism on Earth ?
Bacteria
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One celled organism without a nucleus are called ______.
bacteria
400
Name two reasons why bacteria is not always bad. How does it help us?
Bacteria is in our stomachs that helps with digestion and certain bacteria are used to break down oil after an oil spill.
400
Name the three smaller groups that vascular plants are divided into.
Flowering plants, cone-bearing plants and ferns.
400
What type of animal has two lives - one on land and one in water?
Amphibian
400
How does a fern reproduce?
Spores (the circular dots) on the undersides of the leaves help a fern reproduce.
500
A one-celled organism that has a nucleus is a ______.
Protist
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What two groups make up protists?
Protozoans and Algae
500
Why is a tall tree not a bryophyte?
A tall tree has tubes to transport water and nutrients throughout the plant. A byrophyte is a nonvascular plant that grow in damp, dark places close to the ground.
500
What is an arthropod?
Arthropods are the largest group of invertebrates. They have jointed legs and an exoskeleton.
500
You see an organism at an aquarium that is rooted to the ground. It has tubelike branches and is pink. Why do you think this organism is an animal?
This organism is an animal because it isn't green, so it probably does not make its own food.