Biodiversity Flashcards
For ELAA 2 Citizen Science Project
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| 205128319 | Biodiversity | the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) |  |
| 205128320 | ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area |  |
| 205128321 | species |  | |
| 205128322 | climate change | a change in the world's climate |  |
| 205128323 | pollution | anything added to the environment that is harmful to living things |  |
| 205128324 | extinct | term used to refer to a species that has died out |  |
| 205128325 | carnivore | any living creature that eats only meahttp://quizlet.com/create_set/#t |  |
| 205128326 | herbivore | any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants |  |
| 205128327 | vertebrate (backbone) | All living things that have a backbone |  |
| 205128328 | invertebrate (no backbone) | All living things that do not have a backbone. |  |
| 205128329 | scales | the small, thin, flat plates that help protect the bodies of fish and reptiles |  |
| 205128330 | feathers | Body covering only found in birds that helps it fly and keep warm |  |
| 205128331 | claws | sharp, curved nails found in many animals. |  |
| 205128332 | skeleton | the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal |  |
| 205128333 | gills | organs for breathing found in fish and amphibians |  |
| 205128334 | exoskeleton | external skeleton; tough external covering that protects and supports the body of many invertebrates |  |
| 205128335 | fins | Enables a fish to move |  |