Chapter 2 Science Vocabulary

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Classify

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to arrange things into groups by their similarities

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Symmetry

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the position of an animal's body parts around a point or central line

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Vertebrate

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an animal with a backbone

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Invertebrate

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an animal without a backbone

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Herbivore

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an organism that consumes only plants

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Carnivore

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an organism that consumes only other animals

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Omnivore

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an organism that consumes plants and animals

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Stimulus

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anything that causes an organism to react

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Habitat

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a place where an animal lives, finds its food, and is sheltered

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Biotic factor

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a living thing in a habitat