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A species could be a mimic if it's colors are slightly off from the creature they're trying to mimick, or, upon closer inspection, have a different body shape than the creature they're trying to mimick.
<span>When an atom loses or gains electrons, it becomes an ion.
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By studying the fossil record we can tell how long life has existed on Earth, and how different plants and animals are related to each other. Often we can work out how and where they lived, and use this information to find out about ancient environments.