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Vocab for Final #2
Vocab for Final Exam- List #2- Science Clay 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adaptation | a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment |
| organism | any living thing |
| endotherm | a vertabrate whose body temperature stays the same (warm-blooded) |
| mitosis | division of the cell nucleus |
| cilia | tiny, hairlike structures that are used for movement |
| flagella | whiplike structure on a cell that is used for movement |
| fertilization | the union or joining of the nueclei from the male and female reproductive cell |
| pseudopod | fingerlike extension of cytoplasm used for getting food and movement |
| ectotherm | animal's body temperature changes as it's environment gets warmer or colder (cold-blooded) |
| dominant gene | a gene whose trait always shows itself |
| recessive gene | a gene whose trait is hidden when a stronger gene is present |
| sterilize | to kill off any viruses or bacteria by applying extreme heat or sanitary fluid |
| antibiotic | a chemical made by a living organism that kills bacteria |
| peristalsis | wavelike movement that moves through the digestive tract |
| fossil | remains or traces of a once living organism |
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