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7. Catabolic is a term used to describe reactions that have the product have less energy than the reactants. In this picture, the fire is burning and releasing energy causing the product of air to have less energy than the gas burning to create the fire.

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20. R-strategists are animals that create few offspring because they invest heavily in their young. This is more prevalent in niches where there are little nutrients. Cats are R-strategists because a litter of kittens is not very large.

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11. K-strategists are animals which have a high number of offspring for little effort. This is ideal for organisms that are constantly hunted and are low of their respective food chains. These Neon Tetras are examples of K-strategists which produce a lot of offspring from one mated pair.

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18. Population is the term used to explain the number and area of affect of a species. The population expands to all the areas a particular set of species is able to reproduce. Since this is a tank, these Assorted Angelfish's population is restricted to this tank, and consequently is quite small.

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13. Niche is the area in which an organism is able to survive. This niche is meant for rats with material that the rat can burrow in and a wheel to exercise. This rat is able to survive in this niche.

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16. Organisms on different levels of the same food chain are animals that feed, or are fed upon by other members in the same ecosystem, and consequently, the same food chain. These Red Ear Slider Turtles feed upon the Comet Goldfish.

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19. Predation is the act of one animal using another as a food source. In this picture, the water dragon is the predator of the mealworms found in the green bowl.

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6. Competition is the term used to show that multiple organisms are competing for the same resources. This becomes a form of restriction because the environment cannot support infinite amounts of a species. The organisms fight for their own survival for resources such as nutrients and water. In this picture, two weeds are competing for resources.

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8. Flock, herd, or schooling are different terms for classifying a group of a species. In this picture, parakeets are in a flock.

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2. Adaptation of an animal is undergone through natural selection when a change in the animal's genes results in a higher rate of survival and reproduction. These Baby Veild Chameleons have adapted to the environment by being able to adhere to surfaces with their feet and to camouflage themselves by changing their skin color.

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34. Organisms in same class but different orders are animals that share a class, but have different orders. In this case, all of these are Sauropsida, but Russian Tortoises are testudines and the Green Anole are squamata.

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Red and White MM Sword (Chordata)

Iceland Poppy (Magnoliophyta)

Snails (Molusca)

32. Organisms in different animal phyla are organisms that have distinct differences. There are 35 phyla which organize the many different types of life on Earth. The Red and White MM Sword are chordates, the Iceland Poppy is a magnoliophyta, and the snails are molusca.

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17. Deuterostomes are animals which, in development, have the first opening, the blastopore, become the anus. This differentiates it from protostomes which have the blastopore become the mouth. These Buenos Aires Tetra are prime examples of deuterostomes.

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14. Chordates are a classification of animals that are characterized by their notochord, hollow dorsal nerve chord, and pharyngeal slits. These Rosy Red Minnows are prime examples of chordates.

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8. Arachnids are a classification of animals that are recognized by their two segments, eight legs, and exoskeleton. This Rose Hair Tarantula is an example of an Arachnid.

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7. Annelids are a classification of animals. Annelids are characterized by symmetry, coelom, body wall, parapodia, central nerve cord, and segmental organs. Earthworms are prime examples of annelids.

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32. Saturated fat is a form of lipid which has a full set of carbon on its fatty acid. Because the chains are full, the fat is long and straight, but it is also normally liquid at room temperature. Most butter has saturated fat.

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14. Entropy is the chaos of the universe. This picture demonstrates entropy in the form of scattered candy. The candy has no order, and as a result is in chaos.

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27. Lichens emerge from fungi and do not have leaves or stems. Lichens have a mutual relationship with fungus. This is a picture of lichen found in my backyard.

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2. Anabolic are reactions which create potential energy. This lego tower has a lot of potential energy that was anabolic.