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Chapter 15 Key Terms
The keyterms from chapter 15.
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7th Grade
05/19/2011

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carnivore
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animal that eats only other animals or the remains of other animals
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contour feather
Definition
strong, lightweight feathers that give birds their coloring and shape and that are used for flight
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down feather
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soft, fluffy feathers that provide an insulating layer next to the skin of adult birds and that cover the bodies of young birds
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endotherm
Definition
vertebrate animal with a nearly constant internal temperature
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gestation period
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period during which an embryo develops in the uterus
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herbivore
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animal that only eats plants or parts of plants
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mammal
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endothermic vertebrates that have hair, teeth, specialized for eating certain foods, and mammary glands
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mammary gland
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glands of mammals; in females, produce milk to feed their young
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marsupial
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a mammal with an external pouch for the development of its immature young
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monotreme
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a mammal that lays eggs with tough, leathery shells and whose mammary glands do not have nipples
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omnivore
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animal that eats plants and animals or animal flesh
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placenta
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an organ that develops from tissues of the embryo and tissues that line the inside of the uterus and that absorbs oxygen and food from the mother's blood
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placental
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a mammal whose offspring develop inside the female's uterus
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preening
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process in which a bird rubs oil form an oil gland over its feathers to condition them
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umbilical cord
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connects the embryo to the placenta
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