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Monophyletic clade

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A valid clade that consists of an ancestor species and all of its descendants

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Paraphyletic clade

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A clade that includes a common ancestor and some but not all of its descendants

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Polyphyletic clade

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A clade with many distantly related species but it does not contain the common ancestor to all of those species

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Autotroph

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Organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings

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Heterotroph

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Organism that cannot produce its own food, relying instead on the intake of nutrition from other sources of organic carbon

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Mixotroph

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Organism that can use a mix of different sources of energy and carbon

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Monocarpic

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Dying after bearing fruit only once

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Prostrate

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Lying on the ground

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Acaulescent

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A plant whose stem is absent or more usually appears to be absent

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Microclimate

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Subtle variation on local climate which allows organisms to live outside their normal boundaries

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Revolute

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Leaf margins rolled

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Biennial

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Flowers every 2 years

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Perennial

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Lives for several years

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Herbaceous

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No persistent woody stem above ground