Health
Mammals
Evolution
Terms
Anatomy
100

group of drugs that includes alcohol

depressants

100

Respiratory structure that is unique to mammals

diaphragm

100

Idea that the universe and life are the result of chance and natural processes

evolution

100

refers to the similarity of design found in many living things

homology

100

Large vessels that carry blood back to the heart

veins

200

Physical activities that strengthen the heart and lungs

aerobic

200

Animals that chew the cud

ruminants

200

Idea that an organism better able to survive in an environment will survive and become predominant

natural selection

200

animals without a backbone

invertebrates

200

tiny air sacks found in a person's lungs

alveoli

300

most commonly abused hallucinogen

marijuana

300

Mammals whose young develop in the womb

placental mammals

300

Sudden permanent change that occurs in DNA

mutation

300

science put to practical use

technology

300

largest part of the human brain

cerebellum

400

disease caused by pathogens

infectious

400

slow moving arboreal xenarthran with large claws

sloth

400

Variation of the gene pool within a particular kind

speciation

400

Factor that is observed to determine the results of an experiment is a ? variable

dependent variable

400

sum of all body activities

metabolism

500

thin, sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth

plaque

500

Only mammal that can fly

bats

500

Incorrect view of life in which each species descends directly from an identical created species with no variation

lawn view

500

Strong feeling expressed in a physical way

emotion

500

Organ that produces bile and filters poisonous substances from the blood

liver

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