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| any structure or behavior of an organism that allows it to survive in its environment SRB, IG) |
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| one of the three basic patterns fingerprints can be sorted into; these fingerprints are characterized by lines that start on one side of the print, rise, fall, and exit on the opposite side of the print |
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| jointed or joined in sections, as in the human skeleton |
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| joint a place where the rounded end of one bone fits into the cup of another bone. Ball-and-socket joints allow movement in two directions, in addition to rotation; the most versatile joints in the human body |
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| the actions of an animal in response to its environment |
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| a scientist who studies living organisms |
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| living tissue that grows and changes shape as people grow; organized into a system called a skeleton |
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| an adaptation that allows an organism to blend into its environment |
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| a hard outer shell that covers the main part of the body of an animal |
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| an animal that eats only animals |
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| the smooth, flexible material that connects some bones and gives shape to some body parts |
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| the shape, size, and orientation of a bone; provides clues about the function of the bone |
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| a structure that carries genes |
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| the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly |
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| to rely on or need the same resource as another organism |
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| to become smaller or shorter in length |
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| the plant structure that provides the germinated seed with food |
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| a freshwater animal that has a hard shell and prominent pincers |
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| a class of mostly aquatic animals with hard, flexible shells |
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| to spread out or move away from |
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| the first stage in an animal’s life cycle |
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| a kind of aquatic plant that crayfish eat |
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| the undeveloped plant within a seed |
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| at risk of becoming extinct |
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| everything that surrounds and influences an organism |
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| to decide how much or how many without counting each object in the group |
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| any hard outer covering that protects or supports the body of an animal |
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| in crayfish, ones that have an egg pore and longer swimmerets |
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| root system with a large mass of small, stringlike roots where no one root is more prominent than the others |
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| the ridges in your skin at the tip of your fingers. Arches, loops, and whorls are fingerprint patterns. |
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| a plant structure that grows into fruit |
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| chain a description of the feeding relationships between all the organisms in an environment |
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| a structure of a plant in which seeds form |
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| an action that helps a plant or an animal survive |
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| a message carried by the chromosomes |
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| a group of organisms born and living at the same time |
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| the study of how living things pass traits to their offspring |
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| the beginning of development of a seed after a period of dormancy or rest |
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| joint a place where two bones meet, allowing limited movement in two directions but not rotation |
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| when an organism gets bigger and more complex |
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| where an organism naturally lives |
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| an animal that eats only plants or algae |
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| when animals sleep through the winter |
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| joint a place where two bones meet, allowing movement in one direction; hinge joints can flex |
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| growing plants without soil in a water-based nutrient solution |
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| trait a characteristic that is passed down from generation to generation |
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| a place where two bones come together |
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| a plant structure that is usually green and makes food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide |
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| cycle the sequence of changes an organism goes through |
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| tissue that connects bone to bone |
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| one of the three basic patterns fingerprints can be sorted into; these fingerprints are characterized by lines that start at one side of the print, rise, and then turn around and exit on the same side |
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| in crayfish, ones that have bigger pincers and narrower tails |
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| when animals move from places with cold weather to places with warm weather |
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| to shed an outer shell in order to grow |
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| action performed by muscles in the body; one of the three major functions of bones in the skeletal system |
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| tissue that can contract and produce movement |
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| a material needed by a living organism to help it grow and develop |
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| a new plant or animal produced by a parent |
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| an animal that eats both animals and plants |
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| thumb finger which enables the ability to touch fingertips to thumb and to grip and hold objects firmly; one of the most important features of the human body |
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| an organism that has produced offspring |
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| a design; most fingerprints fall into three basic patterns |
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| an animal’s claw used for grasping |
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| all organisms of one kind that are living together |
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| an animal that hunts and catches other animals for food |
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| to estimate a future event based on data or experience |
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| an animal eaten by another animal |
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| something you can observe, like color, texture, or smell |
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| one of the three major functions of bones in the skeletal system |
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| the stage of an animal’s life cycle between the larva and the adult stages |
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| the part of a plant that grows under ground |
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| the structure in a fruit that holds the undeveloped plant, or embryo |
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| coat the outer covering of a seed |
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| young plants that grow from seeds |
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| the above-ground part of a plant, which consists of stems, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruit |
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| muscle muscle that typically attaches to two different bones with tendons; there are over 650 in the human body |
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| system the system of bones in the human body which provide support, protection, and movement |
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| the hard inner framework of bones inside an animal that provides shape, support, and protection |
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| the hollow case of the head made up of fused flat bones and moveable jaw bones; surrounds and protects the brain, inner ears, and eyes |
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| any stalk supporting leaves, flowers, or fruit |
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| any identifiable part of an organism |
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| one of the three major functions of bones in the skeletal system |
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| describing a food chain in which the population size of the organisms that are eating must be smaller than the population size of the organisms getting eaten |
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| a small, soft leg under the tail of a crayfish |
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| an interconnected network; bones are organized into a system called a skeleton |
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| system where smaller roots branch out from the large main roots |
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| ropelike tissue that connects muscle to bone |
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| the part of an animal’s habitat that it defends against others of its own kind |
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| to grow fast and stay healthy |
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| any of a number of different kinds of materials that make up the body, such as muscle, tendon, ligament, and bone |
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| the main part of the body, including shoulders, chest, abdomen, and hips |
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| one of the three basic patterns fingerprints can be sorted into; these fingerprints are characterized by lines that go in circles and all lines come back to the place where they started |
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| (plural antennae) the thin feeler on the head of an animal like a crayfish, an isopod, or an insect |
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| deoxyribonucleic acid) a material that carries the genetic messages of heredity |
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