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Vocab Module 12
Module 12 Vocab Exploring Creation with Biology
Question | Answer |
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Exoskeleton | Body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection |
Molt | To shed an old outer covering so that it can be replaced with a new one |
Thorax | Body region between the head and abdomen |
Abdomen | Body region posterior to the thorax |
Cephalothorax | Body region composed of the head and thorax fused together |
Compound eye | Eye made of many lenses, each with a very limited scope |
Simple eye | Eye with only one lens |
Open circulatory system | Circulatory system that allows the blood to flow out of the blood vessels and into various body cavities so that the cells are in direct contact with the blood |
Statocyst | Organ of balance in a crustacean |
Gonad | General term for the organ that produces gametes |
Complete metamorphosis | Insect development consisting of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult |
Incomplete metamorphosis | Insect development consisting of three stages: egg, nymph, and adult |