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

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 Crabs Clams Others do not! Jellyfish Worms

More Invertebrates Snails Starfish Sea Sponge Shrimp

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 (warm-blooded)

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 Cedar Trees Pine Trees

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