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Chapter 2 Vocab -
Please study these as soon as possible.
Term | Definition |
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Incubation (eggs) | Period from fertilization of the egg until it hatches |
Mantle | Soft covering over the organs of a mollusk |
Omnivore | Eating both animals and vegetables as food |
Carnivore | Animals feeding or preying on animals, eating only animals as food |
Herbivore | Animals that eat primarily on the available vegetation and decayed organic material in the environment |
Bloom | Used to describe flourishing algae in a pond |
Zooplankton | Minute animals in water, chiefly rotifers and crustaceans |
Rotifers | Many-celled, microscopic aquatic organisms having rings of cilia that in motion resemble revolving wheels |
Bivalve | Animals with two sides of a shell hinged together |
Molting | For crustaceans, the shedding of the exoskeleton |
Phytoplankton | Minute plants suspended in water, frequently referred to as algae |
Diffusion | The spreading out of a molecules in a given space |
Decapod | An animal with 10 legs, such as a crawfish |
Siphon | Tubular structure for drawing in or expelling liquids |