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adaptations
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camouflage, mimicry, & protective outer coverings
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characteristics of animals
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made of many cells, digest their food, and have cells with a nucleus and organelles
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about 97% of species are ____
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invertebrates
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____ use their stinging cells to stun food organisms
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cnidarians
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___ _____ help sponges filter feed
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collar cells
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humans, fish, frogs all have
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bilateral symmetry
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a ___ is classified as having a backbone
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vertebrae
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animals that feed on small bits of organisms are ____
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detritivores
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___ are the class that contains clams and scallops, is named for the two shells each member has
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bivalves
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when an arthropod sheds, it sheds its ____
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exoskeleton
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the stages of incomplete metamorphosis are ___, ___, & ____
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egg, nymph, and ault
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during cold months, amphibians ___
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hibernate
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reptiles breathe with ___
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lungs
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snakes feed on ___
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insects, fish, rodents, and worms
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a dolphin is an _____ _____
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endothermic vertebrae
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fish have ___
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gills, fins, & scales
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most reptiles have a heart with ___ chambers
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3
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a complex pattern of innate behavior is an ___
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instinct
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when a dog with a bone growls at another dog, it is showing ___
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aggression
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birds singing, fireflies lighting up, and frogs croaking are showing ___ behavior
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courtship
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animal communication include __
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courtship behavior, aggression, and pheromones
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kittiwake chicks stand as soon as they hatch, this is an example of ___ behavior.
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innate
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yawning, sneezing, an shivering are all ___
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reflexes
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an area that an animal defends from other members of the same species is its __
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territory
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bone tissue is broken down by bone cells called
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osteoclasts
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pivot, ball and socket, and hinge are examples of ___ joints
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movable
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the ___ system protects interior organs, gives shape and support to body, and stores minerals
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skeletal
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skeletal muscles always work in ___
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pairs
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cardic and skeletal muscles are __
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straited
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cells of the ____ are conastantly dying off, rubbing off, and being replaces
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epidermis
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the ___ prevents injuries, prevents water loss, and regulates body temperature
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skin
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the __ group includes yogurt, cottage cheese, and sour cream
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milk
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sugar, starch, and cellulose are all ___
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carbohydrates
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liver damage would MOSTLY effect the ___ system
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digestive
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the ___: layer of the rainforest vegetation is made up of shade-tolerant shorter plants, insects, reptiles, and amphibians
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understory
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flooded land, abandonded logging areas, and the land after a forest fire are all all examples of ____ _____
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secondary succession
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using solar panels, recycling, and ridding the enviroment of harmful pollutants would help conserve _____ ______
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natural resources
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wind, solar power, hydroelectric power, and geothermal energy are _____ _____ ___
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renewable natural resources
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natural gas, coal, & oil are all ___ ____
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fossil fuels
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most air pollution results from the burning of ____ ____
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fossil fuels
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a ___ is a segmented worm that feeds on blood
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leech
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___ is when an exoskeleton is replaced
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molting
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___ means jointed foot
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arthropod
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an ___ ___ ___ when blood is not enclosed in vessels
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open circulatory system
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___ are segmented worms
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annelids
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the external covering that supports and protects the body
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exoskeleton
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a two-shelled mollusk
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bivalve
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is why ducklings follow the mother duck
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imprinting
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the instinctive seasonal movement
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migration
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a forceful act to dominate or control
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aggression
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a ___ is a segmented worm that feeds on blood
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leech
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___ is when an exoskeleton is replaced
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molting
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___ means jointed foot
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arthropod
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an ___ ___ ___ when blood is not enclosed in vessels
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open circulatory system
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___ are segmented worms
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annelids
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the external covering that supports and protects the body
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exoskeleton
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a two-shelled mollusk
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bivalve
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is why ducklings follow the mother duck
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imprinting
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the instinctive seasonal movement
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migration
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a forceful act to dominate or control
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aggression
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muscles you control
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voluntary muscles
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the pigment that gives your skin color
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pigment
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the outermost layer of skin
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epidermis
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involuntary muscles with striations in your heart
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cardiac muscles
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thick bands of tissue that attach muscles to bones
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tendons
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muscles that look striped and are used to move bones
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skeletal muscles
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involuntary muscles that have no striations
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smooth muscles
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muscles you can't control consciously
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involuntary muscles
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an organ that contracts and relaxes
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muscles
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a substance that produces red and white blood cells inside bones
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marrow
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muscles you control
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voluntary muscles
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the pigment that gives your skin color
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pigment
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the outermost layer of skin
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epidermis
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involuntary muscles with striations in your heart
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cardiac muscles
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thick bands of tissue that attach muscles to bones
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tendons
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muscles that look striped and are used to move bones
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skeletal muscles
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involuntary muscles that have no striations
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smooth muscles
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muscles you can't control consciously
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involuntary muscles
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an organ that contracts and relaxes
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muscles
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a substance that produces red and white blood cells inside bones
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marrow
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a joint that allows range of movement
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movable joint
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a tough band of tissue that holds bones together
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ligament
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all the bones that make up a skeleton
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skeletal system
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where 2 or more bones meet
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joint
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the tight-fitting membrane that makes up outer covering of bones
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periosteum
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the joint that allows little or no motion
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immovable joint
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the layer under the epidermis
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dermis
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a flexible tissue without blood cells that cushions ends of bones
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cartilage
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