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Vocabulary - Animal Research Projects

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STUDENT RESOURCE 6.1

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behavior something an organism does

respiration the process of breathing in

You must learn some behaviors, such

air to get oxygen and breathing out

as tying your shoelaces. You are born

waste gases

with other behaviors, such as pulling

Respiration is a physical process of

your hand away from a hot stove.

pumping gases in and out of the body.

It takes place in the gills of ﬁ sh and the

cellular respiration the process of

lungs of humans.

releasing energy from nutrients

Cellular respiration is a chemical

vertebrate an animal that has a

process that breaks down particles of

backbone

nutrients. It takes place in an organism’s

A backbone gives an animal support

cells.

so it can grow large. A backbone also

allows an animal to move easily.

invertebrate an animal that does not

have a backbone

Earthworms and ants are

invertebrates.

CLASSIFICATION • SECTION 6 ANIMAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

Vocabulary - Animal Research Projects