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Poikilotherms are animals that rely on external heat sources to regulate their internal temperature. What is another term used to describe these animals?
Cold-blooded animals or Ectotherm
Tiny openings on the leaf's surface allow the entry and exit of such gases as carbon dioxide, oxygen, and water vapor.
stomata
What shape do bacilli bacteria have?
rod-shaped
What is the largest organ in the human body?
skin
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
Species
It is the organ in fishes use for respiration.
Gills
xylem
The protein coat that surrounds a virus.
capsid
What endocrine gland produces too much thyroxine, causing Graves' disease?
Thyroid Gland
The term for species found only in specific geographic locations.
Endemic
What is the term for animals that lay eggs?
Oviparous
They are also known as seed leaves, the first leaf that engages in photosynthesis, helping the plant develop during germination.
Cotyledon
The type of bacteria that require oxygen to survive.
aerobic bacteria/ aerobes
The sensory organ converts light signals into action potentials in the optic nerves, which transmit the signal to the visual cortex of the brain.
Eye
The measure of biodiversity that includes species abundance and distribution.
index
What type of body symmetry do starfish exhibit?
Radial
A part of a flower's female reproductive system located in the center that aids in pollen collection.
stigma
Dr. Edward Jenner
The part of the nervous system that controls voluntary movements.
Somatic Nervous System/ Voluntary Nervous System
A phenomenon in which an exotic species that arrives naturally in a new ecosystem, or that is imported into that system by humans, expands its distribution rapidly
Biological invasion/ Invasion
What structure do birds use for grinding food in the absence of teeth?
Gizzard
It is called the matured ovary of a flower.
fruit
The group of bacteria that lack a cell wall
mycoplasma
The protein is responsible for transporting oxygen in red blood cells.
hemoglobin
The concept of species having a disproportionate effect on their environment.
Keystone species