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A Asexual Reproduction: Reproduces by itself. Amphibians:Chordates that lay eggs in water, are cold blooded, and skin allows oxygen to defuse through it. Allele: each version of your personal traits are called alleles; you get one from your mom and one from your dad Autotrophic: Make their own food (ex. Plants using photosynthesis). Asexual Reproduction: Reproduces by itself. __B__ Bacteriology: Study of bacteria Biology: Study of living things Botany: Study of plants

__ C __  calcium:a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust Chromosome: A strand of DNA that contains the instructions or genes for several traits  Cell Membrane: Holds the cell together. (keeps good thing in and bad things out)

Chloroplasts: Doesn't photosynthesis her.(makes food) Cell Wall: Gives the cell and plant structure.

__D__ DNA: set of instructions located in the nucleus of every cell Dominant allele: this is the form of a trait that will always show up if it is present

__E__ Echinoderms:Any of numerous radially symmetrical marine invertebrates of the phylum Echinodermata, which includes the starfishes, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, having an internal calcareous skeleton and often covered with spines. Eukaryotic: Has a nucleus in its cells Entomology: study of insects Endoplasmic Reticulum: Delivers the proteins to their destination. Exoskeleton: Skeleton outside of the body ecology: study of the realationship between organisms and their enviorment

__F__ Filter Feeders: Animals that feeds on particles or small organisms strained out of water. Ex: porifera.

__G__ Gastropod: A mllusk subphyla. Latin name translation-belly foot Gills: Slits in a fish that help them breath. Gene: A piece of the instructions that will determine one trait, such as attached or unattached ears Genotype: Chromosomes that determine a specific characteristic or trait Genetics: study of genes Golgi Body: Labels the proteins for where they should go.

__H__ Homozygous: is an individual who has two of the same alleles for a specific trait herpetology: study of amfibians and reptiles Heterozygous: this is an individual who has one allele hidden Heterotrophic: Need to obtain food from outside sources (ex. Eating) herpetology: study of amfibians and reptiles

__I__ Incubate: Keep warm icthyology: study of fish __J

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L__ Lysosome: Mostly in animal cells-breaks up large and harmfull bacteria.

__M__ Mammals: any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, noursing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg-laying monotremes, giving birth to live young. Multicellular: Made up of more than one cell Mollusks: Latin word mollis means soft. They are soft bodied creatures that live in the ocean and on land. Molting: Growing out of skin and growing a new one Mitochondria: Slipts apart food and creates energy. Microbiology: study of tiny organisms Mycology: study of fungi Mammology: study of mammals __N

O__ Onithology: study if birds

__P__ Phentoype: what an organism looks like as a result of its genotype Pedigree: a chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics Prokaryotic: Has no nucleus in its cells Photosynthesis: The process by which plants make their own food. physiology: study the functions of living organisms __Q

R__ Radial symmetry: Symmetry all around Recessive allele: this is the form of the trait that will be covered up or not used by your body. Ribosomes: Makes proteins for cells.

__S__ Swim bladder: An air filled structure in many fish that helps them maintain boyancy, or in some species, to aid in respiration. Sex cell: A cell that only has half of the instructions because it will meet with another sex cell to make an individual. For example, an ovum or a sperm. Sexual Reproduction : Reproduction involving the union of two gametes (tiny seeds)

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