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20 Cards in this Set
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fungi
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a kingdom of organisms, with a nucleus, that get nutrients by decomposing other organisms (pg 286)
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dichotomous key
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a tool used to identify organisms based on contrasting pairs of characteristics (pg 281)
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invertebrate
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an animal that lacks an internal skeleton or bones (pg 304)
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vertebrate
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an animal with a backbone (pg 306)
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kingdom
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the broadest level of biological classification (pg 280)
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nonvascular
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lacking water-transport system (pg 291)
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symmetry
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matching body form, such as across opposite sides of a dividing line (pg 304)
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vascular
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having a tube-like water-transport system (pg 291)
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amphibian
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a vertebrate that begins its life in water but lives part of the time on land
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angiosperm
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a vascular plant that produces seeds from flowers
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reptiles
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cold-blooded vertebrate of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin, and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land.
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birds
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a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly.
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mammals
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a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young.
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deciduous
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(of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually.
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coniferous
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of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
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classify
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arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
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characteristics
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a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it.
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consumer
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a person or thing that eats or uses something.
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producer
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organism that serves as a source of food for other organisms in a food chain.
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fish
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a limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins and living wholly in water.
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