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29 Cards in this Set
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Classification
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the grouping of things by using a set of rules
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Kingdom
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the largest group into which living things can be classified
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Species
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the smallest group into ehich living things can be classified
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Bacteria (Moneran)
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the kingdom of classification for organisms that have only one cell, but do not have a nucleus
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Protist
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the kingdom of classification for organisms that have only one cell and also have a nucleus or cell control center
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Fungi
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living things like mushrooms, that may look like plants, but cannot make their own food
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Photosysthesis
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the process by which a plant makes its own food
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Vertebrate
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an animal with a backbone
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Invertebrate
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an animal without a backbone
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Metamorphosis
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the process of change from egg to adult
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Environment
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everything that surrounds and affects an animal, lincluding living and nonliving things
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Adaptation
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a body part or behavior that helps an animal meet its needs in its environment
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Camouflage
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the animal's color or pattern that helps it blend in with its surrounding
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Mimicry
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an adaptation in which an animal looks like another animal or object
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Inherited Trait
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physical characteristics plants or animals begin life with (passed from parent to offspring)
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Instinct
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a behavior that an animal begins life knowing how to do
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Migration
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the movement of an animal from one region to another and back again
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Hibernation
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a period when an animal goes into a long, deep "sleep"
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Learned Behavior
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behaviors that animals are taught or acquire after birth
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Predator
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a meat-eating animal that catches and feeds on other animals
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Prey
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an animal that is eaten by other animals
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Producer
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organisms that use sunlight to make food they need from carbon dioxide and water
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Consumer
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organisms that must eat to get the energy they need
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Flowers
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the reproductive part of a plant that produces seeds
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Leaves
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the main food-making part of the plant that contains chlorophyll
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Stems
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the part of the plant that transports water, nutrients and food to the rest of the plant
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Roots
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the part of the plant that stores food, anchors the plant, and takes in water and minerals
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Germination
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the sprouting of a seed
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Warm-Blooded
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animals having a constant body temperature (example-humans)
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