Living Things Classification Vocabulary Classification putting things in

Living Things Classification

Vocabulary § Classification- putting things in groups according to their traits, or characteristics § Organisms- living things made up of one or many cells § Microscope- a scientific tool that is used to see very small objects; it more powerful than a magnifying glass

Living Things Animals Vertebrates Plants Invertebrates Flowering Non-Flowering Fish Birds Produce Cones Amphibians Reptiles Produce Spores Mammals

Animals § Organisms that can be made of many parts § Cannot make their own food § Get energy from eating other plants or animals § Are classified according to whether or not they have a backbone

Invertebrates § Animals without backbones § Some have a hard outer covering or shell (exoskeleton) Insects § Others do not! Jellyfish Crabs Clams Worms

More Invertebrates Snails Starfish Shrimp Sea Sponge

Vertebrates § § § § Animals with backbones Have a protective skin covering Have an inside skeleton Have muscles Have blood that circulates through blood vessels Have lungs or gills for breathing Classified into 5 groups

Fish § § Breathe with gills Most have scales and fins Most lay eggs Body temperature changes with environment (cold-blooded)

Amphibians § Spend the beginning of their lives in water (breathe with gills) § Adults live on land (breathe with lungs) § Have smooth, moist skin § Most lay eggs § Body temperature changes with environment (cold-blooded)

Reptiles § § Breathe with lungs Have scales or plates Most lay eggs Body temperature changes with environment (cold-blooded)

Birds § § Breathe with lungs Have feathers, a beak, two wings, and two feet Lay eggs Have a constant body temperature (warmblooded)

Mammals § Breathe with lungs § Have fur or hair § Can nurse their young with milk § Usually give birth to live offspring § Have a constant body temperature (warm-blooded)

Mammals YOU are a mammal!

Plants § Organisms that are made of many parts § Can make their own food (photosynthesis) § Some produce flowers; some do not

Flowering Plants § Plants that make seeds within flowers § Some flowers become the fruits that contain seeds § Examples: § § § Grasses Roses Oak trees Tomatoes Bean Plants Fruit Trees

Non-Flowering Plants § Plants that make seeds within cones or produce spores instead of seeds § Examples: § Pines § Spruce § Cedar Trees § Ferns § Mosses § Lichens Produce Cones Produce Spores

Non-Flowering Plants § Produce Cones with seeds in them Spruce Trees Pine Trees Cedar Trees

Non-Flowering Plants § Produce Spores instead of seeds Ferns Lichens Mosses