Order and Design Test 6 Flashcards
coloration that allows an animal to blend into its environment
camouflage
an originally created type of organism
kind
what a group of kangaroos is called
mobs
a tail that is capable of grabbing
prehensile tail
the group of marine mammals with comb-like plates for capturing food
baleen whales
the dormant state that some mammals enter in winter
hibernation
head extensions of dead bone without a covering
antlers
the largest mammal
blue whale
the term that refers to an animal without a backbone
invertebrate
the only group of mammals considered truly carnivorous
felines
the general name for animals that chew cud
ruminants
mammals whose young develop in a uterus or womb
placental mammals
an animal that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
the slow-moving arboreal xenarthran with large claws
sloth
an animal with a backbone
vertebrate
the system bats use to find their insect prey
echolocation system
an internal skeleton
endoskeleton
the only mammals that can actually fly
bats
oviparous mammals
monotremes
group that includes manatees and dugongs
sirenians
group that includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs
insectivores
that have a pouch in which their young develop
marsupials
have four upper incisors that continue growing
lagomorphs
largest group of mammals
rodents
includes monkeys and apes
primates
refers to a species that has declined in numbers until it completely died out
extinct
a type of fat that many marine mammals have
blubber
layer of skin directly above the dermis
epidermis
the body system that breaks food down into usable nutrients
digestive
the group of drugs that includes alcohol
depressants
physical activities that strengthen the heart and lungs and burn fat
aerobic activities
the system that controls the body functions and activities
nervous
a disease caused by pathogens
infectious diseaset
he most commonly abused hallucinogen in the United States
marijuana
a sensible but untested explanation for a scientific problem
hypothesis
a respiratory structure that is unique to mammals
diaphragm
the largest part of the human brain, which is responsible for thought
cerebrum
type of leaf which has more than one leaflet attached to the petiole
compound
flat teeth that are used for grinding food
molars
the Father of Anatomy
Vesalius
the term for tiny air sacs found in a person’s lungs
alveoli
sum of all body activities
metabolism
movement of water from higher concentration to lover concentration though a semipermeable membrane
osmosis
transfer of pollen from the anther of a flower to the stigma
pollination
food-making process of plants
photsynthesis
early growth of a seed, until the plant is ready to produce its own food
germination
contained in the central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
the place within the environment where an organism lives
habitat
the thin, sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth
plaque
the structure in which angiosperm seeds are enclosed for protection and dispersal
fruit
legumes, which help restore nitrogen into the soil are members of which family
pea
the mineral needed for transport of oxygen in the blood
iron
the large vessels that carry blood back to the heart
veins
the organ that produces bile, filters certain poisonous substances from the blood, and stores excess blood glucose
liver
the group of nutrients that includes sugars and starches
carbohydrates
the lower chambers of the human heart, which pump blood to other parts of the body
ventricles
the system that releases hormones that control various internal body functions
endocrine systme
a factor that is observed to determine the results of an experiment
dependent variable
a lack of proper nutrition due to a poor diet
malnutrition
a sudden, permanent change in an organism’s DNA
mutation
a strong feeling expressed in a physical way
emotion
what the term ‘flora’ refers to
plants
a fracture in which the bone breaks through the skin
compound fracture
a plant that grows from a seed, produces flowers, and dies in one growing season
annual
a living thing that can be cut in equal halves in more than one direction
radial symmetry
the characteristic of man that sets him apart from mammals
man was made in the image of God
the groups from which an organism’s scientific name comes
genus and species
the most effective treatment for muscle injuries
RICE treatment
the study of plants
botany
