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| "the survival requirements that all animals have, including food, water, oxygen, and a habitat that provides space to grow, shelter and protection from changes in temperature" |
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| a gas contained in the atmosphere and dissolved in the water which is vital to all animals |
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| the organs used by land animals to obtain the oxygen contained in the air |
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| the organs the fish use to breathe the oxygen in water |
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| "a specific environment in which an animal naturally lives. Includes factors such as temperature, climate, light and the presense of food" |
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| a place that protects animals from predators and from changes in the environment |
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| the active demand of two or more animals for limited resources within a shared habitat |
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| "someone in charge of a zoo, museum, aquarium or other place with exhibits" |
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| the protection and breeding of animals taking care to provide all basic needs in an appropriate environment ( ex: an aquarium for a fish) |
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| a term describing animals that maintain a nearly constant body temperature |
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| a term describing animals that cannot internally regulate |
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| "the dormat or sleeping state that some animals go into in response to extreme cold temperatures. During this period, the animal lowers its body temperature in order to survive" |
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| the act of traveling from one location to another which can better satisfy an animal's needs in response to unfavorable temperature of food supply |
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| "a response to extreme heat or dryness, by which some animals go into a temporary sleeping state by burying themselves or sealing off their shells" |
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| changes in an animal's body structure or behavior that occur over long periods of time that make the animal move fit for living in its environment. |
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