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Lesson 1, 2, 3, & 4

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Homeostasis   The condition in which an organism internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment  
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Adaptation   An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment  
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Vertebrate   An animal with a backbone  
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Invertebrate   An animal without a backbone  
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Tissue   A group of similar cells that perform a specific function  
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Organ   A body structure that is composed of different kinds of tissues that work together  
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Radial Symmetry   A body plan in which any number of imaginary lines that all pass through a central point divide the animal into two mirror images  
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Bilateral Symmetry   A body plan in which a single imaginary line divides the body into left and right sides that are mirror images of each other  
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Cnidarian   A radially symmetrical invertebrates that uses stinging cells to capture food and defend itself  
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Mollusk   An invertebrate with a soft, unsegmented body; most are protected by a hard outer shell  
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Arthropod   An invertebrate that has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages  
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Exoskeleton   External skeleton; a tough, waterproof outer covering that protects, supports, and helps prevent evaporation of water from the body of many invertebrates  
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Echinoderm   A radically symmetrical marine invertebrate that has an internal skeleton and a system of fluid-filled tubes  
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Endoskelelton   An internal skeleton; structural support system within the body of an animal  
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Chordate   An animal that has a notochord, a nerve cord, and throat pouches at some point in its life  
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Notochord   A flexible rod that supports a chordate's back just below the nerve cord  
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Vertebra   The bones that make up the backbone of an organism. In humans, one of 26 bones that make up the backbone  
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Ectotherm   An animal whose body temperature is determined by the temperature of its environment  
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Endotherm   An animal whose body temperature is regulated by the internal heat the animal produces  
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