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|Grey Nurse Shark.jpg|Smaller [[fish]] surround a grey nurse shark ('' | |Grey Nurse Shark.jpg|Smaller [[Fish|fish]] surround a grey nurse shark (''Carcharias taurus'') in an [[Ocean|ocean]] reef cave. | ||
|Nematode with stained nuclei.jpg|The [[cell]]s of this [[hermaphrodite]] [[nematode]] (''[[Caenorhabditis elegans]]'') are | |Nematode with stained nuclei.jpg|The [[cell]]s of this [[Hermaphrodite|hermaphrodite]] [[Nematode|nematode]] (''[[Caenorhabditis elegans]]'') are stained so that their [[cell nucleus|nuclei]] glow red. | ||
|Ants and aphids.jpg|In one of the many unique ways animals obtain [[food]], [[rancher ant]]s drink [[sugar]]y juice from [[aphid]]s (''[[Aphis fabae]]'') in return for the aphids' protection, an example of [[symbiosis]] and [[mutualism]]. | |Ants and aphids.jpg|In one of the many unique ways animals obtain [[food]], [[rancher ant]]s drink [[sugar]]y juice from [[aphid]]s (''[[Aphis fabae]]'') in return for the aphids' protection, an example of [[symbiosis]] and [[mutualism]]. | ||
|Red beard sponge.jpg|This [[red beard sponge]] (Microciona prolifera) washed up onshore. Sponges attach to the ocean floor and passively [[filter feeding|filter feed]] on [[plankton]] that pass through them. | |Red beard sponge.jpg|This [[red beard sponge]] (Microciona prolifera) washed up onshore. Sponges attach to the ocean floor and passively [[filter feeding|filter feed]] on [[plankton]] that pass through them. | ||
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|Bee pollinating a wallflower.jpg|[[Bee]]s, like many [[insect]]s, [[pollination|pollinate]] [[flower]]s—transferring the flowers' [[pollen]] in return for [[nectar]], which the bees drink as [[food]]. Flowers are often [[adaptation|adapted]] to attract and accept only one species of animal. | |Bee pollinating a wallflower.jpg|[[Bee]]s, like many [[insect]]s, [[pollination|pollinate]] [[flower]]s—transferring the flowers' [[pollen]] in return for [[nectar]], which the bees drink as [[food]]. Flowers are often [[adaptation|adapted]] to attract and accept only one species of animal. | ||
|Greek donkey with computers.jpg|Donkeys are a [[domestication|domesticated]] animal whose mechanical strength is often harnessed by humans as transportation. | |Greek donkey with computers.jpg|Donkeys are a [[domestication|domesticated]] animal whose mechanical strength is often harnessed by humans as transportation. | ||
|Irish | |Irish beach jellyfish.jpg|[[Jellyfish]] are a type of [[cnidarian]]. They are gelatinous predators that float in the [[ocean]], using [[tentacle]]s to bring whatever [[prey]] they catch into their [[mouth]]s. | ||
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