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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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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.
