Science 1
The layer of skin directly aboved the dermis.
Epidermis
A tail that is capable of grabbing is a ______________ tail.
prehensile
For protection and dispersal, angiosperm seeds are enclosed inside a structure called this
fruit
The idea that claims evolution occures in rapid bursts seprarated by long periods of time
punctuated equilibrium
antlers
The lower chambers of the human heart, which pump blood to other parts of the body
ventricles
A fracture in which the bone breaks thorugh the skin is a ______________ fracture.
compound
The general name for animals that chew cud
ruminants
A factor that is observed to determine the results of an experiment is a(n) ______________ variable
dependent
The food-making process of plants
photosynthesis
Idea that an organism better able to survive in an environment than another organism will survive and become predominant
natural selection
Variation of the gene pool within a particular kind
Have a pouch in which their young develop
marsupials
The term flora refers to ______________
plants
Idea that the universe and life are the result of chance and natural processes
evolution
blubber
liver
The order of mammals includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs
insectivores
A plant that grows from a seed, produces flowers, and dies in one growing season.
annual
The term for the tiny air sacs found in a person's lungs
alveoli
The sum of all body activities
metabolism
The central nervous system contains the _______________ and _______________.
brain and spinal cord
The belief that the present is key to the past
uniformitarianism
The flat teeth that are used for grinding food
molars
The Father of Anatomy
Andreas Vesalius