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20 Cards in this Set
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Krill |
A small marine animal, similar to shrimp. |
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Larva |
An animal in the early stage of development that looks different than how it will look in the adult stage. |
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Lateral Line |
A sensory organ found on the side of the fish that detects movement and pressure changes in the water. |
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Life Cycle |
Process of changes undertaken by an organism over the course of their existence. Birth, growth and death usually characterize the life cycle of animals. |
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Mammal |
Warm-blooded animal with hair that gives birth to live offspring and produces milk to feed its young. |
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Marine |
Living in or near the sea. |
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Marsupial |
Mammal that gives birth to young that is not fully developed. A marsupial usually carries its young - which can move independently - in a pouch. |
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Metabolism |
Chemical reactions that take place in cells and allow organisms to grow and function. |
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Metamorphosis |
Complete change in form and structure from one part of the life cycle to the next, such as caterpillar to pupa, and pupa to butterfly |
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Migration |
Process in which a community of organisms leaves a habitat for part of the year or part of their lives, and moves to other habitats that are more hospitable. |
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Greater Cane Rat |
Thryonomys Swinderianus |
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Small Five-Toed Jeroba |
Allactaga Elater |
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Common or Black-Bellied Hamster |
Cricetus Cricetus |
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Bank Vole |
Myodes Glareolus |
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Brown Lemming |
Lemmus Sibiricus |
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Tree Shrew |
Tupaia Glis |
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Woodland Jumping Mouse |
Napaeozapus Insignis |
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Armored Rat |
Hoplomys Gymnurus |
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Bamboo Rat |
Rhizomys Sumatrensis |
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Lowland Paca |
Cuniculus Paca |
