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the process by which an organism or species becomes suited to its environment
a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, affecting circulation and muscular action...causing excitement and stimulation
any arthropod of the class Arachnida, having 4 pairs of walking legs
any invertebrate animal with segmented body, jointed limbs, and and an external skeleton
a single-celled microorganism ; some that can cause disease
most active during the hours just before sunrise and sunset
the clearing of forests and trees by man
mostly active during the daylight
someone who studies insects
the binding together of atomic particles to build up heavier elements. This causes the release of energy that is the source of energy in all stars.
pictures/drawings that represent words; picture writing
living forever; not mortal
having an energy wavelength just greater than the red end of the visible light spectrum, but less than that of radio waves
any arthropod of the class insecta, having a head, thorax, abdomen, two antennae, three pairs of legs, and usually one or two pairs of wings
a fixed pattern of behavior in most animals in response to certain stimuli, apparently automatic
any mammal of the order Marsupialia, characterized by being incompletely developed and usually carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly
to change an area of habitation
a yellowish-brown substance produced by a gland
done or active by night
any member of the three families of hoofed mammals- horses, tapir and rhinoceroses
to hunt illegally (against the law)
to sprinkle with pollen
polyps
a small growth
an animal naturally preying on others
an animal that is hunted by another for food
primate
the highest order of mammals
a bird of prey
an organ able to respond to stimulus such as light or heat and send a signal to a sensory nerve
dedicated to a god or some religious purpose
coffins, usually made of stone
a holy man
reproductive cells of many plants and microorganisms(life to small to be seen by the human eye)
attributed to or thought to reveal some force above the laws of nature
the reflective membranous layer in the eyes of nocturnal animals
vertebrates
any creature with a spinal column