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Animals
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Science
6th Grade
04/06/2010

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Term
cell
Definition

the basic unit of structure and function in living things

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tissue
Definition
a group of similar cells that perform a specific function
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organ
Definition
a group of several different tissues
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adaptations
Definition
structures or behaviors that allow animals to perform these basic functions in their envoirnments
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sexual reproduction
Definition
the process by which a new organism develops from the joining of 2 sex cells
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fertilization
Definition
the joining of an egg and a sperm cell
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asexual reproduction
Definition
the process by which a single organism produces a new organsism identicle 2 itself
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phylum
Definition
biologists have clasified animals into 35 major groups, each of which is called..... (phylum)
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vertebrates
Definition
animals w/ out a backbone
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invertebrate
Definition
aniamls w/ a backbone
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