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Chapter 1 Book 2

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cell   the basic unit of structure and function in an organism  
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tissue   a group of similar cells that perform a specific function  
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organ   a structure that is composed of different kinds of tissue  
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adaptation   a characteristic that helps an organism survive or reproduce in its enviornment  
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sexual reproduction   the process by which a new organism develops from the joining of two sex cells  
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fertilization   the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell  
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asexual reproduction   the process by which a single organism produces a new organism identical to itself  
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phylum   one of about 35 major groups in which biologists classify members of the animal kingdom  
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vertabrate   an animal that has a backbone  
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invertabrate   an animal that does not have a backbone  
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larva   an immature form of an animal that looks very different from the adult  
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cnidarin   invertebrates that have stinging cells and take food into a centeral body cavity  
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polyp   a cnidarin body plan characterized by a vase-like shape and usually adapted for a life attached to an underwater surface  
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medusa   a cnidarin body plan characterized by a bowl-like shape and adapted for a free-swimming life  
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coral reef   a diverse environment named for the coral animals that make up its stony structure  
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colony   a group of many individual animals  
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