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8th science or biology vocabulary about animal

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Definition
Scientific name   name of a species formed by 2 terms Genus + species  
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Herbivore   an animal that eats only plants. Example: deer, cow, rabbit, worms  
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Carnivore   an animal that eats other animals (meat) Example: wolf, lion, bird, spider  
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Carolus Linneus   a man known as the father of classification  
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Heterotroph   cannot produce their own food and must eat other organisms to live Ex: Fungi, humans  
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Cladogram   a diagram showing how organisms are related based on shared derived characteristics  
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Extinct   all members of a species disappear from earth  
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Autotroph ("producer")   an organism that produces complex organic compounds (like fats), from simple substances present in its surroundings, using energy from light (photosynthesis)  
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Autotroph example   algae, plants, bacteria  
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Homologous structures   similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor  
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Taxonomy   the scientific study of how living things are classified  
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Producer   an organism that can make its own food  
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Omnivore   consumers that eat both plants and animals Example: Humans, bears, pigs  
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