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Amazon swords
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A fresh water aquatic plant
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Anachris
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A freshwater weed
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Antibiotic
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A chemical substance derivable from
a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and
cures infections
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Aquatic turtle
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A turtle that lives in the water
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Basking area
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A place where turtles can bask in
a heated area
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Basking light
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A heat lamp where turtles get heat
from while basking
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Breeder
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A person who breeds animals
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Breeding
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The act of reproduction
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Calcium
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Essential element for living organisms.
Needed for good shell growth.
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Carapace
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The top part of the shell of a turtle
or tortoise
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| Caretta caretta |
Scientific name for Loggerhead Sea Turtle |
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Carnivorous
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An animal that eats meat only
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Chelonia Mydas
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Scientific name for Green Sea Turtle
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Chelydra serpentina
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Scientific name for American Snapping
Turtle
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Chrysemis picta
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Scientific name for Painted Turtle
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Chrysemys scripta
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Scientific name for Slider Turtle
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Chrysemys scripta Elegan
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Scientific name for Red Ear Slider
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CITES
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Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species
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Clemys guttata
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Scientific name for Spotted Turtle
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Clemys insculpta
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Scientific name for Wood Turtle
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Cloaca
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The common cavity into which the
intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open in
vertebrates such as fish, reptiles, birds, and some
primitive mammals
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Dermochelys Coriacea
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Scientific name for Leatherback
Sea Turtle
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Dime store turtle
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A nick name that was widely used
for red ear sliders
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Ecosystem
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A system formed by the interaction
of a community of organisms with their physical
environment
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Endangered species
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A species present in such small
numbers that it is at risk of extinction
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Epoxy
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A thermosetting resin; used chiefly
in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates
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Eretmochelys Imbricata
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Scientific name for Hawksbill Sea
Turtle
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Extinction
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No longer in existence
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False crawl
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Where a sea turtle has been disturbed
in trying to lay her eggs resulting in no eggs laid
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Filter
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A device containing such a material
used to extract impurities from air or water
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Habitat
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The area or environment where an
organism or ecological community normally lives
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Hatchling
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A baby turtle
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Herbivorous
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An animal that feeds on plants
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Herpetologist
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The branch of zoology that deals
with reptiles and amphibians
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