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19 Cards in this Set
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Appendage
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Any part that extends from an animal, such as legs, arms, feelers, mouthparts and eye stalks
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Basic Needs
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what an animal needs to survive in its environment: water, food, oxygen\air, and space
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Vertebrates
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animals with a backbone
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Amphibians
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Animals that live on land and water
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Exoskeleton
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a hard outer covering that protects the body
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Burbling
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A breathing method for frogs
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Habitat
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an animal's home where all of of his/her basic needs are met
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Burrow
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to crawl or dig underground
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Molting
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shedding skin as an animal grows
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Adaptation
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a structure or behavior that allows an animal to survive in its habitat
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Crustaceans
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animals with a hard shell or exoskeleton
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Metamorphosis
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a change in form or structure of an animal's live cycle
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Segemented
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The animal's body already is divided into sections
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Nocturnal
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An animal that is active at night and rests or sleeps during the day
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Eyestalks
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Supports the crab's eye and operates like a periscope.The crab's eye has a visual range of 360 degrees
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Stimulus
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Noise or light that causes an animal to respond
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Crepuscular
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To come up at dawn or twilight
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Invertebrates
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Animals without a backbone
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Characteristics
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Specific traits of an animal
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