1.5 Groups Within The Animal & Plant Kingdoms Flashcards
Metamorphosis
Changing from a larva with on body form to an adult with a different body form.
Pinna
A flap on the outside of the body that directs sound into the ear
Placenta
An organ that connects the growing fetus to its. mother, in which the blood of the fetus and mother are brought close together so that materials can be exchanged between them
Mammary Glands
Organs found only in mammals, which produce milk to feed young
Diaphragm
A muscles that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals; it helps with breathing
Arthropod
An animal with jointed legs, but no backbone
Exoskeleton
A supportive structure outside of the body
Terrestrial
Living on land
Vestigial
Description of a structure that have evolved to become so mall that it is no long useful
Aquatic
Living in water
Dicotyledons (Dicotyledonous plant)
Plants with two cotyledons in their seeds
Monocotyledons (Monocotyledonous plant)
Plants with only one cotyledon in their seeds
Cotyledon
Leaf immediately produced when seed germinates