Animal and Plant Classification

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What are vascular plants?

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Vascular plants are plants that have specialized tissues (xylem and phloem) for transporting water, nutrients, and food throughout the plant.

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What are nonvascular plants?

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Nonvascular plants are plants that do not have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients. They rely on diffusion and osmosis.

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What is a mammal?

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Mammals are warm-blooded animals that have hair or fur, feed milk to their young, and usually give live births.

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What are examples of nonvascular plants?

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Examples of nonvascular plants include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

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What is the classification of organisms?

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Classification of organisms is the process of sorting living things into groups based on shared characteristics.

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What are the two main groups of vascular plants?

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The two main groups of vascular plants are seed plants and non-seed plants.

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What are seed plants?

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Seed plants are vascular plants that reproduce through seeds.

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What are non-seed plants?

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Non-seed plants are vascular plants that reproduce through spores, such as ferns.

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What is the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

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Vertebrates have a backbone or spine, while invertebrates do not.

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What are examples of vertebrates?

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Examples of vertebrates include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.