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Order and Design Test 6 Flashcards

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1
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coloration that allows an animal to blend into its environment

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camouflage

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2
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an originally created type of organism

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kind

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3
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what a group of kangaroos is called

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mobs

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4
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a tail that is capable of grabbing

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prehensile tail

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5
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the group of marine mammals with comb-like plates for capturing food

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baleen whales

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6
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the dormant state that some mammals enter in winter

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hibernation

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head extensions of dead bone without a covering

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antlers

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8
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the largest mammal

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blue whale

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the term that refers to an animal without a backbone

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invertebrate

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10
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the only group of mammals considered truly carnivorous

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felines

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11
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the general name for animals that chew cud

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ruminants

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12
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mammals whose young develop in a uterus or womb

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placental mammals

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13
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an animal that eats both plants and animals

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omnivore

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14
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the slow-moving arboreal xenarthran with large claws

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sloth

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15
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an animal with a backbone

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vertebrate

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16
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the system bats use to find their insect prey

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echolocation system

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17
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an internal skeleton

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endoskeleton

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18
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the only mammals that can actually fly

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bats

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19
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oviparous mammals

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monotremes

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20
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group that includes manatees and dugongs

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sirenians

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21
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group that includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs

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insectivores

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22
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that have a pouch in which their young develop

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marsupials

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23
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have four upper incisors that continue growing

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lagomorphs

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24
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largest group of mammals

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rodents

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25
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includes monkeys and apes

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primates

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26
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refers to a species that has declined in numbers until it completely died out

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extinct

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27
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a type of fat that many marine mammals have

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blubber

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28
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layer of skin directly above the dermis

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epidermis

29
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the body system that breaks food down into usable nutrients

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digestive

30
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the group of drugs that includes alcohol

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depressants

31
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physical activities that strengthen the heart and lungs and burn fat

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aerobic activities

32
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the system that controls the body functions and activities

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nervous

33
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a disease caused by pathogens

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infectious diseaset

34
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he most commonly abused hallucinogen in the United States

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marijuana

35
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a sensible but untested explanation for a scientific problem

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hypothesis

36
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a respiratory structure that is unique to mammals

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diaphragm

37
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the largest part of the human brain, which is responsible for thought

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cerebrum

38
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type of leaf which has more than one leaflet attached to the petiole

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compound

39
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flat teeth that are used for grinding food

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molars

40
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the Father of Anatomy

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Vesalius

41
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the term for tiny air sacs found in a person’s lungs

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alveoli

42
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sum of all body activities

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metabolism

43
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movement of water from higher concentration to lover concentration though a semipermeable membrane

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osmosis

44
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transfer of pollen from the anther of a flower to the stigma

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pollination

45
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food-making process of plants

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photsynthesis

46
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early growth of a seed, until the plant is ready to produce its own food

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germination

47
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contained in the central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

48
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the place within the environment where an organism lives

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habitat

49
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the thin, sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth

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plaque

50
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the structure in which angiosperm seeds are enclosed for protection and dispersal

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fruit

51
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legumes, which help restore nitrogen into the soil are members of which family

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pea

52
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the mineral needed for transport of oxygen in the blood

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iron

53
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the large vessels that carry blood back to the heart

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veins

54
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the organ that produces bile, filters certain poisonous substances from the blood, and stores excess blood glucose

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liver

55
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the group of nutrients that includes sugars and starches

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carbohydrates

56
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the lower chambers of the human heart, which pump blood to other parts of the body

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ventricles

57
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the system that releases hormones that control various internal body functions

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endocrine systme

58
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a factor that is observed to determine the results of an experiment

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dependent variable

59
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a lack of proper nutrition due to a poor diet

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malnutrition

60
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a sudden, permanent change in an organism’s DNA

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mutation

61
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a strong feeling expressed in a physical way

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emotion

62
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what the term ‘flora’ refers to

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plants

63
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a fracture in which the bone breaks through the skin

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compound fracture

64
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a plant that grows from a seed, produces flowers, and dies in one growing season

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annual

65
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a living thing that can be cut in equal halves in more than one direction

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radial symmetry

66
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the characteristic of man that sets him apart from mammals

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man was made in the image of God

67
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the groups from which an organism’s scientific name comes

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genus and species

68
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the most effective treatment for muscle injuries

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RICE treatment

69
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the study of plants

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botany

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