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34 Cards in this Set
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Allotrope |
Substance created when an element combines with itself to make a compound |
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Alloy |
A metal that is a mix of metal elements (ex: brass) |
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Amber |
Petrified sap |
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Ambergris |
Waxy substance found floating on shores of tropical beaches |
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Apiary |
Place where bees are kept |
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Arthropod |
Phylum including insects, crustaceans, and arachnids |
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Bryophota |
Category of plants containing mosses |
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Cambrian period |
Oldest easily identifiable fossils; paleozoic era |
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Cenozoic era |
Recent life |
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Class |
Subdivision of phyla (ex: amphibians) |
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Compound |
Any mix of elements |
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Cretaceous period |
Dinos peaked and died out |
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Epoch |
Division of geological time |
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Eukaryote |
Organism composed of cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles (all plants and animals) |
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Eutheria |
Subclass of mammals that bear live young and nourish fetus with placenta (most mammals) |
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Family |
Subdivision of an order |
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Formicary |
Ants nest |
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Genus |
Subdivision of a family |
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Igneous rock |
Solidify from a molten state |
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Jurassic period |
Middle period of dinos |
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Kingdom |
5 kingdoms= Fungi, animal, plant, moneran (bacterial), protista (primitive organisms) |
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Marsupial |
Born without placenta; raised in mom's pouch; also called metatheria |
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Mesozoic era |
Between paleozoic and cenozoic |
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Metamorphic rocks |
Have been altered by heat |
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Monotreme/protheria |
Mammals that lay eggs (platypus, echidna) |
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Order |
Subdivision of a class |
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Phylum |
Primary unit of division of a kingdom |
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Pistil |
Female reproductive organ of a plant |
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Prokaryote |
Cellular organism with no distinct nucleus (moneran kingdom) |
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Sedimentary rocks |
Formed by compaction and cementation over time |
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Species |
Subdivision of a genus |
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Tracheophyta |
Plants with water carrying stems that can live on land solo |
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Stamen |
Male reproductive organ of a plant |
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Triassic period |
Dinos first appeared |
