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Apologia Biology - Module 16: Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals (2nd edition)
Vocabulary from Module 16, from Apologia Educational Ministries' High School Biology Course Exploring Creation With Biology, by Dr. Jay Wile and Marilyn F. Durnell (2nd edition).
There is also a crossword puzzle for this module at: e-learninglinks.com
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| Amniotic egg | A shelled, water-retaining egg that allows reptile, bird, and certain mammal embryos to develop on land |
| Neurotoxin | A poison that attacks the nervous system, causing blindness, paralysis, or suffocation |
| Hemotoxin | A poison that attacks the red blood cells and blood vessels, destroying circulation |
| Endotherm | An organism that is internally warmed by a heat-generating metabolic process |
| Down feathers | Feathers with smooth barbules but no hooked barbules |
| Contour feathers | Feathers with hooked and smooth barbules, allowing the barbules to interlock |
| Placenta | A structure that allows an embryo to be nourished with the mother's blood supply |
| Gestation | The period of time during which an embryo develops before being born |
| Mammary glands | Specialized organs in mammals that produce milk to nourish the young |
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