Science Chapter 3: Plants and Animals

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classify

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to arrange or sort objects of living things according to their properties or characteristics

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invertebrates

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animals without backbones

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vertebrates

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animals with backbones

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adaptation

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a physical feature or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment

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hibernation

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a state of inactivity that helps some animals survive cold temperature

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environment

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everything that surrounds a living thing

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characteristics

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the qualities that an organism has

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advantage

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a characteristic that can help an individual compete in its environment

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inherit

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to receive characteristics from an organism’s parents

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stimulus

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something that causes a reaction in a living thing