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| an inherited manner of an organism that improves its chance of survival |
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| animals that are members of the cold-blooded vertebrates categorized by having aquatic gill-breathing larval stage followed by terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage |
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| management of natural resources; preservation and protection of an environment |
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| a pattern formed by a set of stars |
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| an organism that receives energy by devouring other organisms |
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| a category or grouping of organisms based on similarities and differences |
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| the threat of extinction of a species |
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| the absence of a certain plant or animal species |
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| prehistoric remnants or residue of a plant or animal found in a rock or in petrified form |
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| the resistance one object or surface experiences when going against or over another |
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| the process of sprouting a plant from a seed |
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| an environment that is home to a specific species |
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| a state of rest for an animal during the winter season; a dormant period |
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| a natural response by an organism to adapting to the environment |
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| any group of animals that do not have a spinal column |
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| animals that are members of the warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by possessing hair or fur, giving live birth, and the secretion of milk by females to nourish the young |
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| an ingredient or substance that provides nourishment |
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| the diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane |
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| a transparent material so designed that may disperse a beam of light |
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| to reproduce through sexual means |
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| a group of unicellular or non-cellular organisms such as bacteria |
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| to repair or alter from an undesirable state |
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| animals that are members of the cold-blooded vertebrates categorized by having dry, scaly skin and laying soft-shelled eggs on land |
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| a specialized function of animals (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) used to engaged surroundings |
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| a liquid mixture in which a minor ingredient (solute) is uniformly distributed within the major ingredient (solvent) |
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| the cohabitation of two unlike organisms who find mutual benefit from living together |
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| any group of animals that have a spinal column |
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