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Biodiversity

The degree of variation of living organisms - animals, plants, their habitats and their genes - within a given terrestrial or marine ecosystem. This includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.

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Biodiversity

bilateral symmetry

Biology; Biodiversity

An arrangement of parts in a living thing in which the body is divided into two equal halves.

camouflage

Biology; Biodiversity

Coloring or body shape that protects an animal by making it look like its surroundings so it can hide from prey.

commensalism

Biology; Biodiversity

A close relationship between two different kinds of organisms in which one depends on the other but causes it no harm.

community

Environment; Biodiversity

All of the plants and animals that live in a particular places and that depend on each other for survival.

class

Biology; Biodiversity

One of the major groups in the classification of living things. A class is below a phylum and above an order.

classification

Biology; Biodiversity

The grouping of things into an organized system. Classification of living things is based on how they are alike.

dew point

Environment; Biodiversity

The temperature at which the surrounding air can not hold any more water vapors. Drier, less humid air has low dew point.

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