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Unit vocabulary 9-3-09
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Biology
9th Grade
09/02/2009

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Amplexus

Definition
mating position of frogs and toads in which the male clasps the female about the back
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Native species
Definition
a species that evolved in the place where it currently resides.
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Invasive Species
Definition
non native species that was introduced to an area
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Homophillic
Definition
love of humans
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Biotoxin
Definition
toxins produced by a living thing
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Monoculture
Definition
single introduced species that may destroy the natural species
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Ecosystem
Definition
A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment
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Food web
Definition
A series of organisms related by predator, prey, and consumer resource interactions.
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Ecological Competition
Definition
the fight between two or more organisms over a food item, space, or other vitals.
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Adaptation
Definition
the ability of a species to survive in a particular ecological niche, especially because of alterations of form or behavior brought about through natural selection.
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Eradicated
Definition
to remove or destroy utterly
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Observation
Definition
onformation obtained by using one's senses.
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Qualitative Data
Definition
data using the senses
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Quantitative Data
Definition
number data
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Inference
Definition
an educated guess based on information.
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Hypothesis
Definition
stated assumption-comdition-prediction, If-then
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Controlled experiment
Definition
a trial or experiment that contains a control group
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Independent Variable
Definition

pillbug lab- amount of time

rip-o-meter lab- amount of pennies it takes for the leaves to rip.

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Dependent variable
Definition

pillbug lab- # of rollie pollies

 

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Constant
Definition
something that doesn't change
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Evidence
Definition

informations that proves or disproves something

 

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Domain
Definition
Eukarya
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Eukarya
Definition

eu- true

kary- nucleus

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Arthropoda
Definition

arthro-jointed

pod- foot

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Arthropod characteristics
Definition

invertebrate

segment body

paired legs

stiff external cuticle

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Crustacean
Definition

marine

calcium carbonate cuticle

2 branched limbs

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Cuticle
Definition
stiffened exoskeleton of an arthropod
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nocturnal
Definition
Active at night
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taxis
Definition
animal moves toward the stimulus
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Kinesis
Definition
animal moves randomly
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stimulus
Definition
where an animal's goal to move to is
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habitat
Definition
where an organism lives
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lignin
Definition
binds cellulose together to make it stronger
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cellulose
Definition
the substance that makes up cell walls
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Turgidity
Definition
water pressure caused by water pushing up against cell walls
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