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Vocab for Final Exam- List #2- Science Clay 7

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adaptation   a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment  
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organism   any living thing  
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endotherm   a vertabrate whose body temperature stays the same (warm-blooded)  
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mitosis   division of the cell nucleus  
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cilia   tiny, hairlike structures that are used for movement  
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flagella   whiplike structure on a cell that is used for movement  
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fertilization   the union or joining of the nueclei from the male and female reproductive cell  
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pseudopod   fingerlike extension of cytoplasm used for getting food and movement  
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ectotherm   animal's body temperature changes as it's environment gets warmer or colder (cold-blooded)  
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dominant gene   a gene whose trait always shows itself  
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recessive gene   a gene whose trait is hidden when a stronger gene is present  
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sterilize   to kill off any viruses or bacteria by applying extreme heat or sanitary fluid  
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antibiotic   a chemical made by a living organism that kills bacteria  
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peristalsis   wavelike movement that moves through the digestive tract  
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fossil   remains or traces of a once living organism  
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