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animals
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Science
6th Grade
02/07/2008

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What characteristics do all animals have?
Definition

1. Multicellular

2. Nucleus

3. Heterotrophic

4. Digest Food

5. Movement

6. Reproduce

Term

What do herbivores eat? Do they eat more often than carnivores?

Definition
Herbivores eat plants. They do eat more often than carnivores because plants don't supply as much energy than meat.
Term
Carnivore
Definition
Meat eaters, who either catch their food live or eat the meat of a dead animal.
Term

Omnivores

Definition
They eat both plants and meat.
Term
Detrivores
Definition

They eat tiny bits of decaying matter called detritus.

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Mimicry
Definition
One animal closely relates another in appearance or behavior.
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Camouflage
Definition
Any marking or coloring that helps animals hide from other animals.
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