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100

What is the outermost layer of skin?

What is the epidermis?

100

What is the function of whiskers in animals?

What is sensory perception?

100

What gland produces sweat that helps with thermoregulation?

What is/are eccrine glands?

100

What is the term for a skin infection caused by bacteria?

What is pyoderma?

100

What animal uses its skin to breathe underwater?

What is a frog?

200

What protein gives skin its strength and elasticity?

What is collagen?

200

What is the term for seasonal hair loss in animals?

What is shedding?

200

What gland produces oil?

What is the sebaceous gland?

200

What parasite(s) causes mange?

What is a mite?

200

What mammal has pink skin under its fur?

What is a panda?

300

What is the thickest layer of the skin?

What is the dermis?

300

What part of the hair is embedded in the skin?

What is the hair follicle?

300

What is the function of sebaceous glands?

What is lubricating the skin and hair?

300

What is the term for a fungal skin infection?

What is ringworm?

300

What animal changes skin color to communicate and regulate temperature?

What is a chameleon?

400

What layer contains fat and connective tissue?

What is the hypodermis?

400

What is the name of the muscle that causes hair to stand up?

What is the arrector pili?

400

What type of gland is associated with scent marking in animals?

What is the apocrine gland?

400

What is the term for an allergic skin reaction?

What is dermatitis?

400

What aquatic mammal has the thickest skin of any animal?

What is a whale?

500

What type of cells produce melanin?

What are melanocytes?

500

What is the term for abnormal hair loss?

What is alopecia?

500

 What is the term for inflammation of sebaceous glands?

What is seborrhea?

500

What is the term for a pressure sore in animals?

What is a decubitus ulcer?

500

What marine mammal regenerates its skin every 2 hours to reduce drag and prevent infection?

What is a dolphin?