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amphibians
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Animals that have moist skin and no scales
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angiosperm
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A flowering plant
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asexual reproduction
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Reproduction by simple cell division
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biomass
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Organic matter, such as wood, that is living or was recently alive
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biome
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A large-scale ecosystem
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birds
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Vertebrates with feathers
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carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle
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The process by which carbon and oxygen cycle among plants, animals, and the environment
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cell
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The basic unit of structure and function of all living things
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cell membrane
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The thin covering that encloses a cell and holds its parts together
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cellular respiration
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The process by which cells release the energy in food to carry on life processes
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chlorophyll
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A pigment, or coloring matter, that helps plants use light energy to produce sugars
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classification
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The grouping of things by using a set of rules
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community
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All the populations of organisms living together in an environment
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competition
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The contest among organisms for the limited resources of an ecosystem
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consumer
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An organism in a community that must eat to get the energy it needs
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cotyledons
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The structures where food is stored in seeds
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cytoplasm
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A jellylike substance containing many chemicals that keep a cell functioning
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dominant trait
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A strong trait
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ecosystem
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A community and its physical environment together
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element
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A substance made up of only one kind of atom
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embryo
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The tiny plant inside a seed
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endangered
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A population of organisms that is likely to become extinct if steps are not taken to save it
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epidermis
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The outer layer of cells of a leaf
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exotic
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An imported or nonnative organism
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extinct
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No longer in existence; the result when the last individual of a population dies and that organism is gone forever
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fish
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Vertebrates that live their entire life in water
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fungi
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Living things that look like plants but cannot make their own food; example, mushrooms
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genus
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The second-smallest name grouping used in classification
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germinate
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The sprouting of a seed
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grafting
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A form of artificial reproduction that can produce desirable characteristics in woody plants
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cotyledons
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The structures where food is stored in seeds
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cytoplasm
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A jellylike substance containing many chemicals that keep a cell functioning
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dominant trait
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A strong trait
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ecosystem
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A community and its physical environment together
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element
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A substance made up of only one kind of atom
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embryo
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The tiny plant inside a seed
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endangered
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A population of organisms that is likely to become extinct if steps are not taken to save it
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epidermis
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The outer layer of cells of a leaf
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exotic
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An imported or nonnative organism
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extinct
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No longer in existence; the result when the last individual of a population dies and that organism is gone forever
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fish
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Vertebrates that live their entire life in water
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fungi
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Living things that look like plants but cannot make their own food; example, mushrooms
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genus
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The second-smallest name grouping used in classification
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germinate
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The sprouting of a seed
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grafting
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A form of artificial reproduction that can produce desirable characteristics in woody plants
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cotyledons
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The structures where food is stored in seeds
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cytoplasm
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A jellylike substance containing many chemicals that keep a cell functioning
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dominant trait
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A strong trait
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ecosystem
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A community and its physical environment together
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element
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A substance made up of only one kind of atom
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embryo
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The tiny plant inside a seed
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endangered
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A population of organisms that is likely to become extinct if steps are not taken to save it
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epidermis
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The outer layer of cells of a leaf
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exotic
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An imported or nonnative organism
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extinct
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No longer in existence; the result when the last individual of a population dies and that organism is gone forever
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fish
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Vertebrates that live their entire life in water
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fungi
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Living things that look like plants but cannot make their own food; example, mushrooms
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genus
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The second-smallest name grouping used in classification
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germinate
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The sprouting of a seed
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grafting
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A form of artificial reproduction that can produce desirable characteristics in woody plants
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Cell wall
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The cell wall is rigid (up to many micrometers in thickness) and gives plant cells a very defined shape.
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Chloroplasts
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organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis.
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Structure
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structures exist at all levels of organization, ranging hierarchically from the atomic and molecular to the cellular, tissue, organ, organismic, population and ecosystem level.
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Function
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Either the way it works or its Purpose.
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Magnifying
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Making larger
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Microscope
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an instrument for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye.
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Single-celled
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having a single cell
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Multi-celled
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having more than one cell
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Microorganism
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An organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size, especially a bacterium or protozoan.
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Harmful
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Capable of causing harm. Hurtful.
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Beneficial
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Good For
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Disease
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pathological condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism resulting from various causes, such as infection, genetic defect,or environmental stress,and characterized by an identifiable group of signs or symptoms.
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Bacteria
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single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission;
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Virus
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sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell.
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protists
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eukaryotes that cannot be classified in any of the other kingdoms as fungi, animals, or plants.
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Protozoa
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are unicellular eukaryotes, (singular protozoan since it has enveloped nucleus,apart from having characteristics of animal such as motility and heterotrophy
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Germs
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a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
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Microbe
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A very tiny form of life -- microbes include bacteria, fungi, and protozoan parasites -- best visualized under a microscope.
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