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Study Guide CH.4 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conservation | Protecting natural resouces |
| Conservationist | Someone interested in protecting species and ecosystem |
| Mollusk | A soft bodied animal that lives inside a hard shell |
| Specimen | An example of a species |
| Taxonomy | A branch |
| Extinction | The loss of all members of a species. |
| Endangered | At risk of extinction |
| Invertebrate | An insect or anther species without a backbone. |
| Vertebrate | With a backbone |
| Mass extinction | A period when high numbers of species of time are becoming extinct. |
| Interbreed | To breed together |
| Distinct | Separate; not the same |
| Gene | The information about a trait passed from parent to offspring |
| Trait | An inherited characteristic of an organism |