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Exploring Content 1
Exploring Content 1: Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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aerobic | air-breathing |
cell | smallest part of a living being that can exist independently |
continental drift | very slow movement of continents across the Earth's surface |
diversify | spread into more areas or forms |
evolution | gradual but fundamental change |
extraterrestrial | not of the Earth |
fossil | remains of an ancient plant or animal |
hypothesis | an unproven theory or idea |
macromoleule | complex molecules |
mutation | abrupt change in a cell or species |
oxidizing atmosphere | one containing oxygen |
Pangaea | Wegener's supercontinent |
photosynthesis | production of food, from the sun, by a green plant |
seafloor spreading | Hess's theory of renewing ocean floor |
trench | long narrow valley in the ocean floor |
upwelling | rising, pushing up from underneath |
concept | an idea of how something is done or organized |
constant | without ceasing |
develop | advance an idea or make it clear |
diminish | grow weaker or lessen |
dynamic | continuously changing |
evidence | signs that clearly show truth |
fixed | unchanging |
fractured | broken, interrupted |
impact | force, importance |
influence | ability to make things happen |
lack | something missing |
originate | begin, be born out of |
proliferate | reproduce, grow in quantity |
static | unchanging |
theorize | formulate a hypothesis to be tested |