(Characteristics And Classification) Flashcards
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What is sensitivity
the ability to detect and respond to changes in the environment
what is growth in bio
growth is the permanent increase in size
What is reproducion
the process that make more of the same organism
what is excretion
Excretion is the removal of metabolic waste products from the body
What is nutrition
Nutrition is the intake of nutrients and minerals for energy growth and development
What is movement
Movement is the change of place or position.
What is respiration
Respiration is a chemical process that breaks down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy for metabolism
What are the the two types of respiration
Aerobic respiration - uses oxygen
Anaerobic respiration- doesn’t use oxygen
List the groups of vertebrates
FISH
AMPHIBIANS
REPTILES
BIRDS
MAMMALS
Characteristics of Fish
Gills for breathing
Scales on skin
Cold-blooded
Characteristics of Amphibians
And give examples
Live both in water and land
Moist skins
Cold-blooded
Examples: Frog, salamander
Characteristics of reptiles and examples
Scaly skin
Cold-blooded
Lay eggs with leathery shells
Examples: snake turtles and lizards
Characteristics of birds and examples
They have feathers
Hard shelled eggs
Examples: eagle penguin and chickens
Characteristics of mammals and examples
They have hair or fur
They give birth to Live young
Produce milk for their young
Examples: elephants, dogs and lions
Examples of arthropods
- Insects
- Arachnids
- Crustaceans
- Myriapods
