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Kingdoms and Vertebrates:
Classifying Living Things 1
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4th Grade
11/09/2008

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Term
vertebra
Definition
bones of the back
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birds
Definition
vertebrates with wings, lay hard shell eggs, it is cold blooded, hollow bones.
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exoskeleton
Definition
hard outer body
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blue-green bacteria
Definition
member of moneran kingdom
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mushroom
Definition
member of fungus kingdom
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paramecium
Definition
member of protist kingdom
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oak tree
Definition
member of plant kingdon
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orangutan
Definition
member of animal kingdom
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animal kingdom
Definition
mamy celled, most have structures for moving from place to place, feed on other organisms, reproduce by eggs or living birth
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plant kingdom
Definition
many celled, no structures for moving from place to place, make their own food, reproduce by seeds or spores
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fungus kingdom
Definition
many-celled, some one-celled, most don't have structures for moving from place to place, absorb food from other organisms
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protist
Definition
most are one-celled, some are many celled, can make their own food or feed on other organisms, some have structures for moving place to place.
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moneran kingdom
Definition
very simple cells, some make their own food, some feed on other organism, some have structures for moving from place to place.
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gills
Definition
the feathery parts on the side of the fish's head, allow the fish to breathe underwater
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reptile
Definition
a vertebrate that has dry, scaly skin and lays eggs that have a leathery shell.
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fish
Definition
vertebrates that live in water, body temperatures that vary with the temperature of the environment.
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mammals
Definition
vertebrates that feed milk to their young, and have hair or fur
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invertebrates
Definition
an animal that does not have a backbone.
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jellyfish, sponges, insects and worms
Definition
animals classified as invertebrates
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vertebrates
Definition
an animal that has a backbone
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amphibian
Definition
a vertebrate that usually lives in water in the early part of its life, it breathes with gills and then develops lungs. as adults can live on land.
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