Biology General Vocabulary
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invertebrates |
Invertebrates are animals without a backbone.
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vertebrates |
Vertebrates are animals with a backbone.
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omnivores |
Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and animals.
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herbivores |
Herbivores are animals that only eat plants.
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carnivores |
Carnivores are animals that eat other animals.
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mammals |
Mammals are warm-blooded animals usually with fur or hair, that feed their young with milk from the mother.
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Fish |
Fish are cold-blooded aniamls that live in water; have a backbone, scaly skin and gills for breathing and fins and tail for swimming.
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amphibians |
Amphibians are animals that live on land and in water; have smooth, moist skin and lay their eggs in water.
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reptiles |
Reptiles are animals that have dry , scaly skin, live mainly on land and lay eggs with soft shells.
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birds |
Birds are animals that have feathers and wings , usually fly and lay eggs with hard shells.
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flowering |
Flowering plants have flowers and seeds made inside fruits.
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plants |
She studied the biology of plants.
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ferns |
Ferns have strong stem, roots and leaves and do not have seeds.
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mosses |
Mosses have weak roots ; thin, delicate leaves and do not have seeds.
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conifers |
Conifers do not have flowers and their seeds are made in cones.
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photosynthesis |
Photosynthesis is the way in which a plant uses light energy from the sun to make food.
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