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Flashcards by Bilal Mohamed, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Bilal Mohamed
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is classification? | Classification is the process of putting things into groups. |
| What is a dichotomous key? | Dichotomous is a key with two choices at each stage. |
| What is a pest species? | A pest species are an animal species that cause problems and is not wanted in an area. |
| What is taxonomist? | Taxonomist are scientists who specializes in grouping and naming things. |
| What is taxonomy? | Taxonomy is the science of grouping and naming things. |
| What is weed? | Weed is a group name for any plant growing where it is not wanted. |
| Why do scientists classify? | Scientists classify things to make it easier to communicate with other people. |
| What are sedimentary rocks? | Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups (along with igneous and metamorphic rocks). |
| Why do we need to group things together? | We classify things into groups and categories to help us stay organized, keep track of things and be able to compare different things |
| What is vertebrate? | an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. |
| What is invertebrate? | an animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusc, annelid and coelenterate. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 per cent of animal species and about thirty different phyla. |
| What is Basalt? | a dark fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure, typically composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine. |
| What is amethyst? | a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz. |
| What is copper? | a red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29. |
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