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15 Cards in this Set
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Vertebrate
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Having a backbone or spinal column
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Invertebrate
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Lacking a backbone or spinal column; not vertebrate
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Multicellular
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Having or consisting of many cells
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Embryo
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An organism in its early stages of development, especially before it has reached a distinctively recognizable form
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Tissue
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An aggregation of morphologically similar cells and associated intercellular matter acting together to perform one or more specific functions in the body
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Organ
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A differentiated part of an organism, such as an eye, wing, or leaf, that performs a specific function
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Consumer
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A heterotrophic organism that ingests other organisms or organic matter in a food chain
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Predator
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An organism that lives by preying on other organisms
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Prey
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An animal hunted or caught for food; quarry
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Camouflage
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Concealment by disguise or protective coloring
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Innate Behavior
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Behavior that is influenced by genes and does not depend on learning
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Migrate
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To change location periodically, especially by moving seasonally from one region to another
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Hibernation
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the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
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Estivation
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A state of dormancy or torpor during the summer
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Biological Clock
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An internal control of natural cycles
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