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Classifying Living Things Study Guide * Test Next Wednesday –
9/16/15
Vocabulary – be able to define fungi, invertebrate, microscopic, organism, nonvascular, vascular,
and vertebrate
In the book – test is over pages 54 – 57; 66 – 70; 76 – 79. You should study from both your
book and your notebook. You should be able to do most of the chapter review (p. 84 and 85) to
help you. You do not need to know the answers to # 4 or 7. Please look in book at chapter
review of chapter 1 (page 84 and 85) and in notebook.
Be able to…
 Explain the differences among living, once living, and non-living
things
o living – made of cells; reproduce; grow/develop; use/get energy; react
and adapt
o once living – made of cells; can’t reproduce, grow/develop, use/get
energy, react or adapt
o non-living – not made of cells; can’t reproduce, grow/develop, use/get
energy, react or adapt
 Identify why cells are important
o every living (and once ) living thing is made of cells – they make up
organisms
o without cells, life would not be
o their chloroplasts make food for plants
o necessary for reproduction of organisms
o all the cells of an organism have different jobs
o their functions keep the organism alive
 Identify parts of a cell and their functions
o nucleus – controls the cell (brain)
o cell membrane – lets things pass through (waste or materials)
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o mitochondria – they are the powerhouse of the cell – they release
energy
o chloroplast – makes food for plant cells
o cell wall – protects the cell
o vacuole – keeps the cell healthy
o cytoplasm – holds the different parts of the cell in place
Categorize organisms into 5 different groups and explain how
scientists first classified organisms
o plants – made their own food; didn’t move – later they looked at the cell
o animals – got their own food; move – later they looked at the cell
o fungi – didn’t make food; didn’t move
o protist – found w/a microscope once they knew about cells
o bacteria – found w/a microscope once they knew about cells
Sort plants into two different groups and name examples
o vascular – rose; tulip; aloe; grass; pine tree; fern
o nonvascular – hornwort; liverwort; moss
Distinguish between nonvascular and vascular plants – and
explain how they are alike and different
o they are all plants; vascular plants have TUBES/CHANNELS that carry
food/water to the plant; nonvascular plants carry food/water from cellto-cell
Be able to recognize the difference between a plant with seeds
and a plant with spores
o from a picture
Sort animals into two different groups and name examples
o vertebrate – fish; bird; mammal; reptile
o invertebrate – jellyfish; crab; octopus; earthworm