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Chapter 1
Book 2 Chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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cell | basic unit of structure and function in living things |
tissue | group of similar cells that perform a specific function |
oragan | a group of several different tissues |
adaptation | characteristics that help an organism survive or reproduce in its environment |
sexual reproduction | process by which a new organism develops from 2 joining cells |
asexual reproduction | process by which a single organism produces a new identical organism |
fertilization | joining of egg and sperm cells |
phylum | 1 of 35 major groups into which biologist classify members of the animal kingdom |
vertebrates | animals with a backbone |
invertebrates | animals without a backbone |
larva | immature form of an animal that looks different then adults |
cnidarian | invertebrates that have stinging and take food into a central body cavity |
polyp | vased shaped body plan |
medusa | bowl shaped body plan |
colony | a group of many individual animal |
coral reef `diverse enviornment named for coral animas that make up stony structures | `diverse enviornment named for coral animas that make up stony structures |