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Exploring Content 1
Exploring Content 1: Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |