Plants and Animals Classification

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What is a mammal?

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A warm-blooded vertebrate animal characterized by hair on the skin and mammary glands that produce milk for nourishing young.

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What is a reptile?

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A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lays eggs and has scales or scutes.

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What distinguishes mammals from reptiles?

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Mammals have mammary glands and typically have fur or hair, while reptiles lay eggs and have scales.

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What are vertebrates?

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Animals with a backbone, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

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What are invertebrates?

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Animals without a backbone, such as insects, arachnids, and mollusks.

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What is an amphibian?

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A cold-blooded vertebrate that typically undergoes metamorphosis from an aquatic larva with gills to an adult with lungs.

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What are the two main classifications of plants?

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Seed producers and non-seed producers.

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What is a seed producer?

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Plants that reproduce by producing seeds, such as flowering plants and conifers.

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What is a non-seed producer?

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Plants that reproduce without seeds, such as ferns and mosses.

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What is the largest group of organisms?

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Invertebrates, which include a vast variety of species.