Classifying Living Things Flashcards
What are the seven life processes?
respiration sensitivity growth movement nutrition excretion reproduction
What groups are the living things divided into?
animal kingdom
plant kingdom
microorganisms
What groups is the animal kingdom divided into?
vertebrates
invertebrates
What groups is the plant kingdom divided into?
flowering plants
non-flowering plants
What groups are there in the vertebrates?
mammals fish birds reptiles amphibians
Describe mammals?
Has hair
Gives birth
Breathes with lungs
Warm-blooded
Describe fishes?
Has scales
Breathes with gills
Lays eggs
Cold-blooded
Describe amphibians?
Slimy skin
Breathes with gills and lungs
Lays eggs
Cold-Blooded
Describe reptiles?
Scaly skin
Breathes with lungs
Lays eggs
Cold-Blooded
Describe birds?
Has feathers
Breathes with lungs
Lays eggs
Warm-Blooded
What groups are there in the invertebrates?
arthropods
mollusks
worms
What groups are there in the arthropods?
Arachnids
Insects
Myriapods
Crustaceans
Describe mollusks?
soft-bodied with a shell
Describe worms?
segmented body
Describe myriapods?
plenty of segments and legs