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Key words

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Definition
vertebrate   Animal with a backbone  
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invertebrate   Animal with no backbone  
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respiration   Oxygen + Glucose --> Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy  
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feeding   Absorbing nutrients  
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excretion   Releasing waste  
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sensitivity   Responding to the environment  
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growing   Increasing in cell number or cell size  
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reproduction   Creating new cells  
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classification   A system of organising  
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species   The smallest division in classification. An organism within a species grouping can reproduce with another in this grouping to produce fertile offspring.  
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antennae   Sensory appendage  
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thorax   Middle section of an insect  
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abdomen   Lower section of an insect  
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segmented   Parts are separated  
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taxonomy   The study of classification Order: Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species  
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variation   Differences within the same species  
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characteristics   Features  
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unique   Not belonging to anther  
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offspring   ‘Children’  
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inherited   Features derived from genes of parent  
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environment   Outward influencing factors  
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gene   A section of DNA that codes for a protein  
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chromosomes   Grouping of DNA visible inside the cell  
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organism   A living thing  
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model   Something used to represent a theory  
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analogy   A similar story to represent a theory  
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mutation   A mistake in the DNA  
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modify   To slightly change something  
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trends   A pattern of change seen over a period of time  
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data   Measured values  
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statistics   Doing calculations on data  
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mean   Average value  
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predict   To guess the answer based on scientific theories  
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correlation   The degree of relationship between two variables  
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scatter graph   A continuous data graph of the dependent vs independent variable  
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