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habitat isolation
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reproductive isolation resulting when species' populations move or are moved to a new habitat, taking up residence in a place that no longer overlaps with the same species' other populations

habituation
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ability of a species to ignore repeated stimuli that have no consequence

hagfish
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eel-like jawless fish that live on the ocean floor and are scavengers

hairpin
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structure of RNA when it folds back on itself and forms intramolecular hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides

halophile
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organism that require a salt concentration of at least 0.2 M

handicap principle
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theory of sexual selection that argues only the fittest individuals can afford costly traits

haplodiplodontic
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haploid and diploid stages alternate

haplontic
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haploid stage is the dominant stage

Haversian canal
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contains the bone’s blood vessels and nerve fibers

haze-effect cooling
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effect of the gases and solids from a volcanic eruption on global climate

heat
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energy transferred from one system to another that is not work (energy of the molecules' motion or particles)

heat energy
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total bond energy of reactants or products in a chemical reaction

heat energy
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total bond energy of reactants or products in a chemical reaction

heat of vaporization of water
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high amount of energy required for liquid water to turn into water vapor

heirloom seed
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seed from a plant that was grown historically, but has not been used in modern agriculture on a large scale