(Big Idea 1 #14 Chordate)  A chordate is any animal with a notochord.  The cat in this picture is a chordate because he has a spine.

(Big Idea 1 #28 Modified Leaf of a Plant)  The pine tree in this photo has pine needles which help it in its environment.  The needles don't allow snow to accumulate in such a way that the tree is harmed.

(Big Idea 1 # 12 Bilateral Symmetry)  Bilateral symmetry is a characterization in which a part of the body is split into two equal, but opposite, halves.  Hands are an example of bilateral symmetry because they are equal and identical in structural proportions.

(Big Idea 1 #38 Seedless Vascular Plant)  A seedless vascular plant is basically either a fern or moss.  Moss is a seedless vascular plant because it is in the phyla Lycophyta.

(Big Idea 1 #20 Fungi)  Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that absorb nutrients from decomposing organic material.