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Science of classification
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taxonomy
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two word name given to all living things
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binomial
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chemical that can kill bacteria but not viruses
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antibiotic
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round shaped bacterium
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coccus
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corkscrew bacteria
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spirillum
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rod shaped bacterium
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bacillus
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long, whiplike projection that propels some proazoans and bacteria
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flagellum
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short, hairlike projection used for movement in some protozoans
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cilia
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false foot of amoeba used to move and capture food
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pseudopodia
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disease causing
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pathogenic
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Protein coat of a virus
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capsid
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short bacterial projection used to attach a bacterium to its host
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pilus
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long chain of algae cells
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filament
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group of cells that work cooperatively
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colony
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One-celled
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unicellular
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A filament of a fungus body
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hyphae
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Mass of fungal hyphae
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mycelium
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Organism consisting of a fungus and an alga
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lichen
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Organism that breaks down the remains of once-living matter
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decomposer
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Stinging cells on the tentacles of some animals
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cnidocytes
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Symmetry in which arms or rays come out from a central axis
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radial symmetry
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Two-sided symmetry
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bilateral symmetry
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Lacking an organized body form
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asymmetrical
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Hairlike projections used by earthworms to move
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setae
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Fleshy foot-like projections use by sandworms to move
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parapodia
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The development of a head region with sense organs
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cephalization
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Means of getting food used by sessile animals such as sponges
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filter feeding
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Head region of a tapeworm
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scolex
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“ears” of planaria used to detect movement
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auricles
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Asexual reproduction in which a smaller animal develops and breaks off from the parent
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budding
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Free-floating jellyfish stage of cnidarians
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medusa
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Tube-like Hydra stage of cnidarians
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polyp
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Regrowth of a lost body part
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regeneration
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Having both male and female sex organs in the same body
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hermaphroditic
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Protein comprising the exoskeleton of arthropods
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chitin
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Outer protective covering of arthropods
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exoskeleton
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Rasping tongue of mollusks
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radula
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Young stage of an animal that does not resemble the parent
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larva
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Cocoon stage of an insect in which it transforms from a larva to an adult
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pupa
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Sieve-like disk on the top surface of a starfish
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madreporite
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System used by echinoderms for movement and capturing food
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water vascular system
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Eyes having many six-sided lenses
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compound eyes
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Tube used by mollusks for respiration and movement
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siphon
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Organs of respiration in water
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gills
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Opening to the breathing system of insects
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spiracle
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Gill cover of fish
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operculum
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Eardrum
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tympanum
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Opening to the lungs of frogs
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glottis
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Opening to the esophagus of frogs
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gullet
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Vocal structure used by birds to sing
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syrinx
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Born alive after development inside the mother’s body
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viviparous
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Hatched from an egg laid outside the mother’s body
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oviparous
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Egg is kept inside the mother’s body until hatching
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ovoviviparous
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Pouch of some mammals in which the baby develops after a short gestation period
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marsupium
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Sac in which the young of higher mammals develop before birth
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placenta
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Hatched out poorly developed
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altricial
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Hatched out well developed
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precocial
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Water-conducting tissue of plants
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xylem
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Food-conduction tissue of plants
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phloem
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Asexual reproductive cell
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spore
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Embryo plant and stored food
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seed
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Ripened ovary containing seeds
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fruit
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Protective parts surrounding and protecting the petals
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sepal
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Brightly-colored part of some flowers that help attract pollinators
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petal
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Female flower part
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pistil
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Male flower part
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stamen
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Gamete-producing stage of a plant’s life cycle
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gametophyte
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Spore-producing stage of a plant’s life cycle
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sporophyte
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Tissue that can conduct food and water in a plant
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vascular tissue
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Producing a new plant from the roots, stems, or leaves
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vegatative propagation
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