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amphibian
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a cold-blooded animal with a backbone that lives in water and breathes with gills.
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Big night
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when salamanders migrate back to the vernal pool of their birth.
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biodiversity
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the number and variety of organisms found within specified geographic region.
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certification
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the process by which a vernal pool gets officially registered with the NHESP (Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program) by meeting certain standards
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consumer
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to eat or drink up ; to absorb completly
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decomposer
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breaks down dead plants, animals, and waste of other organisms.
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ecology
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the study of the relationship between plants, animalsand their enviorment.
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egg masses
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eggs covered in a gelatinous substance.
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entomology
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a branch of zoology dealing with the scientific study of insects.
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ephomeral
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short lived, temporary.
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facultative
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capable of living under any kind of enviormental conditions.
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fairy shrimp
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a species of shrimp that breeds only in a vernal pool.
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food web / chain
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an rordered arangmentof plants and animals in which one feeds upon the one below it on the food chain.
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habitat
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the place where plant or animals live and grow naturally.
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herpetology
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a branch of zoology that deals with the study of reptiles and amphibians
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indicator species
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plants or animals that are typically found in a spicific habitat and help identify that habitat.
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insects
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arthropods with three body parts and six legs.
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invertebrates
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without a backbone.
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kingdom
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any of five divisions by which all organisms are classified (plant, animal, monera, protist, fungi)
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larva
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immiture form of any animal that changesstructure when it becomes an adult; usually by complete metamorphosis.
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metamorphosis
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the transformation and change structure and habits of an animal during normal growth.
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microorganisms
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an organism of microscopic size.
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nymph
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an immature insect that changes in shape or size.
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obligate
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essential
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producer
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convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and oxygen.
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protists
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microscopic one-celled organisms.
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