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mutagenic The property <strong>of</strong> a chemical that causes the genetic characteristics <strong>of</strong> an<br />

organism to change in such a way that future generations are permanently affected.<br />

natural history The natural development <strong>of</strong> an organism over a period <strong>of</strong> time.<br />

roost A place where birds (or bats) customarily rest.<br />

teratogenic The capacity <strong>of</strong> a chemical to <strong>for</strong>m congenital (birth) defects.<br />

toxicology The branch <strong>of</strong> science devoted to the study <strong>of</strong> poisons, including their mode<br />

<strong>of</strong> action, effects, detection and counter-measures.<br />

trophic level A position occupied in the food web by organisms feeding on the same<br />

general type <strong>of</strong> food.<br />

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