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Vocab Module 16
Module 16 Vocab Exploring Creation with Biology
Question | Answer |
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Amniotic egg | Shelled, water-retaining egg that allows reptile, bird, and certain mammal embryos to develop on land |
Neurotoxin | Poison that attacks the nervous system, causing blindness, paralysis, or suffocation |
Hemotoxin | Poison that attacks the red blood cells and blood vessels, destroying circulation |
Endotherm | Organism that is internally warmed by a heat-generating metabolic process |
Down feathers | Feathers with smooth barbules but no hooked barbules |
Contour feathers | Feathers with hooked and smooth barbules, allowing the barbules to interlock |
Placenta | Structure that allows an embryo to be nourished with the mother's blood supply |
Gestation | Period of time during which an embryo develops before being born |
Mammary glands | Specialized organs in mammals that produce milk to nourish the young |