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endoskeleton

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the internal supporting framework made of cartilage and/or bone. This type of skeleton occurs in the vertebrate groups.

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semi-liquid mass of partially digested food and gastric juices, produced in the stomach.

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human exponential population growth
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the dramatic increase in the human population growth rate over the past two centuries.

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Life Sciences

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the act of breathing out.