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21 Cards in this Set
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mandible
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The jawbones of a crayfish or other creature
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nymph
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The stage of insect development that looks like a miniature version of the adult form
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mutualism
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a specific form of symbiosis in which two or more organisms live in a mutual beneficial relationship
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coral reef
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another name for a large coral colony
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Arthropoda
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the phylum who's organisms have and exoskeleton, body segmentation, jointed appendages, open circulatory system and ventral nervous system
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molecular biology
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studies the properties and structures of the molecules, important to biology
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Complete Metamorphosis
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Insect development consisting of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult
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Exoskeleton
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A body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection
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The immutability of species
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The idea that each individual species on the planet was specially created by God and could never fundamentally change
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Macroevolution
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The hypothesis that processes similar to those at work in microevolution can, over eons of time, transform an organism into a completely different kind of organism
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Strata
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Distinct layers of rock
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Biomass
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A measure of the mass of organisms within a region divided by the area of that region
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Ecology
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The study of relationships among organisms in ecosystems
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Ecosystem
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An association of living organisms and their physical environment
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Secondary consumer
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An organism that eats primary consumers
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Transpiration
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Evaporation of water runoff drains into a single river or stream
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Mesenchyme
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A jellylike substance that separates the epidermis from the inner cells in a sponge
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Nematocysts
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Small capsules that contain a toxin which is injected into prey or predators
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hermaphroditic
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possessing both the male and female reproductive organs
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regeneration
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the ability to regrow a missing part of the body
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mantle
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a sheath of tissue that encloses the vital organs of a mollusk, makes the mollusk's shell, and performs respiration
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