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Flying Creatures Chapter 1
25 cards·by ndhalbert
study of animals
zoology
original language of the Old Testament
Hebrew
scientists who study animals
zoologists
the process of classifying organisms
taxonomy
the most specific classification group
species
kingdom containing all animals
Kingdom Animalia
phylum of animals with a spinal cord
Chordata
phylum containing crabs, lobsters, insects
Arthropoda
phylum containing earthworms
Annelida
class containing all mammals
Mammalia
class containing all birds
Aves
class containing all spiders
Arachnida
class containing lobsters and crabs
Crustacea
class containing all insects
Insecta
the two-name system of naming organisms
binomial nomenclature
the force of air on an object
air pressure
air pressure difference which causes rise
lift
a force that pushes against an object
drag
ability to move with little drag
aerodynamic
things that change in an experiment
variables
the places organisms live
habitats
to be hidden within an environment
camouflaged
a natural need to do something for survival
instinct
no longer in existence
extinct
a species that is close to becoming extinct
endangered species