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invertebrates
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03/08/2012

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vertebrate
Definition
an animal with a backbone. ex: fish/people
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ectothermic
Definition
means cold-blooded,an animal whose body temperature changes with the temperature of water or air around it.ex:fish
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endothermic
Definition
means warm-blooded, an animal whose body temperature remains the same even when the temperature of the air or water around it changes.ex:people
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amphibian
Definition
a cold-blooded vertebrate that lives part of its life in water breathing with gills and part on land breathing with lungs. ex: frogs mudpuppies
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estivation
Definition
slowing of activity during summer,especially the slowing of metabolism during hot and dry periods.ex:lizards
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hibernation
Definition
to pass the winter in a dormant (sleeping)state.ex:bears
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metamorphosis
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life cycle,the changes in the body of an animal from when it is young to when it is an adult.
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