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29 Cards in this Set
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Vertebrate
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animal with backbone
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Invertebrate
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ANIMAL WITHOUT A BACKBONE
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Amphibian
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Vertebrate that spends part of its life in water and part on land, cold blooded, smooth skin example Frog
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Herbivore
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Animal that eats only plants
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Non living
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does not eat, move on its own or grow
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Matter
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something that takes up space
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Nutrition
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how our bodies take in and use food
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Electrical energy
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energy made available through the flow of an electric charge through a conductor
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light energy
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energy from the sun
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Food Guide Pyramid
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a tool used to keep a balanced diet
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Renewable Resources
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Energy that can be used over and over again (replaced quickly)examples solar, hydropower, wind
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Nonrenwable resource
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Energy that cannot be replaced. Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gas
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Food chain
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A diagram that shows which organisms eat other organisms
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Reptile
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Animal that is cold blooded with dry scaly skin. Usually lays eggs. Most time spent on land.
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Ecosystem
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organisms intereactiong with one another and their non living environment
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Omnivore
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Animal that eats both plants and animals
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solution
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The answer to a problem
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Energy
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has the ability to do work examples Heat, light, solar, mechanical, kinetic, potential
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Pathogens
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small organism that causes disease (germs)
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Chemical energy
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Enery released from a chemical reaction
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Ingredients
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Items that make up something when put together
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predator
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animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals
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mammal
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warm blooded vertebrate that grows hair and produces milk for its young
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environment
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the surroundings that affect a living organism
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carnivore
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animal that eats meat
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fossil fuels
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energy that is non-renewable that comes from living matter
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balanced diet
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a diet that provides all of the necessary nutrients in the right amounts for good health
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nutrients
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a source of nourishment
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sound energy
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energy from the waves produced by sound
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