Animals
camoflage
Layer of skin directly above the dermis
epidermis
Author of Origin of the Species
Charles Darwin
Family of plants that returns nitrogen to the soil
Legumes
largest group of mammals
rodents
A group of kangroos
mob
Body system that breaks down food and nutrients
digestive system
An originally created type of organism
Kind
The study of plants
botany
includes monkeys and apes
primates
What type of whales have comb-like plates used for capturing food
baleen
Mineral needed to carry oxygen in the blood
iron
Disproved spontaneous generation using broth and flasks
Louis Pasture
Type of leaf that has more than one leaflet attached to the petiole
Compound leaf
mammals that have a pouch
marsupials
Extensions of dead bone without a covering
antlers
Body system that controls body functions and activities
nervous system
The belief that the present is the key to the past
uniformitarianism
angiosperm seeds are enclosed inside this for protection and dispersal
fruit
includes manatees and dugongs
sirenians
Group of mammals that are true carnivors
felines
What makes up the central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
Idea that says evolution occurs in rapid bursts separated by long periods of time
punctuated equilibrium
Food-making process of plants
photosynthesis
Oviparous mammals
monotremes