TABLE OF CONTENTS - National Zoo
TABLE OF CONTENTS - National Zoo
TABLE OF CONTENTS - National Zoo
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Appendix 5: Vocabulary List<br />
Students should have an awareness of the following vocabulary list in preparation for<br />
the Nutrition Education Program:<br />
Approximate - more or less exact (often symbolized using “~”)<br />
Canine - the conical teeth located between the incisors and the premolars.<br />
Carnivore - an animal that eats mostly animals (meat).<br />
Characteristics - a distinguishing attribute, element, or trait.<br />
Classification - the systematic grouping of organisms into categories based on<br />
shared characteristics or traits.<br />
Cusp - a projection (bump) on the chewing surface of a tooth (e.g. “bicuspid” means<br />
“tooth with two cusps”).<br />
Dentition - the type, number, and arrangement of teeth, especially in animals.<br />
Diet - an animal’s usual food and drink.<br />
Equal - of the same quantity, size, number, value, degree, intensity, quality, etc.<br />
(often symbolized using “=”)<br />
Function - assigned duty or activity.<br />
Habitat - the environment in which an organism or biological population usually lives<br />
or grows.<br />
Herbivore - an animal that eats mostly plants.<br />
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