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Animals
Lesson 1
12
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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Organ
Definition
a group of several different tissues
Term
Levels of Organization
Definition

cells-tissue

tissue-organ

organ-system

Term
Tissue
Definition
a group of similar cells that perform a specific function
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Major Functions of Animals
Definition
  • get food
  • get oxygen
  • keep internal conditions stable
  • move
  • reproduce
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Adaptions
Definition
structure or behaviors that allow animals to perform these basic functions in their enviroment
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Sexual Reproduction
Definition
the process by which a new organism develops from the joining of two sex cells-a male sperm and a female egg (2 parents)
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Fertilization
Definition
the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell
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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
the process by which a single organism produces a new organism identical to itself (1 parent)
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Phylum
Definition
classifying all animals into 35 major groups
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Vertebrates
Definition
an animal with a back bone
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Invertebrates
Definition
an animal that doesn't have a back bone
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