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Apologia Biology Module 16
Question | Answer |
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What is a Hemotoxin? | A poison that attacks the red blood cells and blood vessels, destroying circulation. |
What is a Neurotoxin? | A poison that attacks the nervous system, causing blindness, paralysis, or suffocation. |
What is an Amniotic egg? | A shelled, water-retaining egg that allows reptiles, birds, and certain mammals to develop on land. |
What are Mammary glands? | Specialized organs in mammals that produce milk to nourish their young. |
What are Down feathers? | Feathers with smooth barbules but no hooked barbules |
What is an Endotherm? | An organism that is internally warmed by a heat-generating metabolic process. |
What is Gestation? | The period of time during which an embryo develops before being born. |
What is a Placenta? | A structure that allows an embryo to be nourished with the mother's blood supply. |
What are Contour feathers? | Feathers with hooked and smooth barbules, allowing the barbules to interlock. |