What is an Animal Flashcards

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Species

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a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring, who in turn can mate and reproduce.

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Adaptation

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a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment (obtain food, water, oxygen, stable internal conditions, and reproduce)

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Herbivores

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animals that eat only plants.

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Omnivores

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animals that eat both plants and animals

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Carnivores

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animals that eat only other animals.

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Predators

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carnivores that hunt and kill other animals.

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Prey

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animals that are hunted and killed by predators.

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Invertebrate

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an animal without a backbone

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Bilateral Symmetry

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a line of symmetry that divides an organism into mirror halves.

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Radial Symmetry

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the type of symmetry where an organism has many lines of symmetry through a central point

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Vertebrate

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an animal that has a backbone

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