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7 Sci Test 5 Ch 6-7

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Definition
angiosperms & gymnosperms   two groups of seed plants  
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bats   only mammals that can actually fly  
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blue whale   largest mammal ever known  
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body structure   most important basis for classifying living things  
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bryophytes   plants without vascular systems  
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carnivore   flesh-eating animal  
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club moss   type of nonseed vascular plant  
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colenterates   invertebrates that have tentacles with stinging cells; includes coral  
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echinoderms   marine animals covered with spines; includes starfish & sand dollars  
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echolocation   special system by which bats are able to find their prey  
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endoskeleton   refers to an internal skeleton  
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fern   plants with leaves called fronds  
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flatworms   invertebrates that include flukes, tapeworms & planarians  
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four   number of chambers in a mammal's heart  
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herbivore   animal that eats only plants  
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hibernation   term that refers to a dormant winter state in which body temperature drops close to the freezing point  
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incisors   front cutting teeth of a mammal  
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invertebrates   animals without backbones  
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Linnaeus   Father of Taxonomy  
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mammals   only animals that have a diaphragm  
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mollusks   invertebrates that have a muscular foot & often an external shell  
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moss   plant without a vascular system that often forms a ush, green coating on moist surfaces  
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nematodes   invertebrates with long, slender; non-segmented bodies that taper at both ends; also called roundworms  
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omnivore   animal that eats both plants and animals  
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parasites   organisms hat live in or on other organisms & obtain nutrients from them  
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placental   mammals whose young develop in a uterus or womb  
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Ray   developed a modern definition of the word species  
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scientific name   Genus species (italicized or underlined)  
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segmented worms   invertebrates that include earthworms & leeches  
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setae   Bristle-like structures that help segmented worms move  
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sloth   slow-moving arboreal mammal with large claws  
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species   distinct type of organism  
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sponges   only multicellular animals without nervous system; also known as pore-bearers  
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spores   tiny one-celled reproductive structures produced by certain nonseed plants  
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taxonomy   science of classification  
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tracheophytes   plants with vascular systems  
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vertebrates   animals with backbones  
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visceral hump   contains the internal organs of mollusks  
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warm-blooded   term used to refer to animals that regulate their body temperature internally  
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zoologist   biologist who study animals  
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