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adaptation
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adaptation
process of change occurring over a long time
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amphibian
Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders-cold blooded vertebrates
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aquatic
growing, living in, or frequently in water
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camouflage
an adaptation allowing animals to blend in with their environment
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carnivore
a meat eater
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carrion
the flesh of a dead animal
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carrying capacity
the maximum number of plants and animals in an environment
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Competition
when two or more organisms have the potential for using the same resource
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compost
fertilizing mixture made from decomposed grass clippings
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Coniferous
Refers to cone-bearing trees such as pines, firs, and redwood.
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ExoskeletonAny hard external supporting structure of an iverterbrateDomesticAnimals tames or bred for human useDiurnalActive during the dayEndangeredA species of plant or animals in danger of extinctionCompostFertilizing mixture made from decomposed grass clippingEnvironmentThe air, water, minerals, organisms, and all the other external factors surrounding a organism at any times.Erosionrevealed or wearing off of soil or rock by waterEstuaryan area where a river flows an into the sea where there is a mixing of fresh water and saltwaterEvergreena plant that does not lose it's leaves at one timeAmphibianFrogs, Toads, Newts, and Salamanders coldblooded vertebrateConservationThe protection of natureConsumersOrganisms that get their energy by eating other organismsDeciduousReferring to tree's that usually shed their leaves at one timeDecomposerinvertebrate organisms that eat dead plants and animalsDevelopmentwhen wild animals lands are converted to farmscrepuscularactive during dawn and dusk

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