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Exploring Creation with Biology - Wile
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Biology
12th Grade
03/16/2009

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Exoskeleton
Definition
A body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection
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Molt
Definition
To shed an old outer covering so that it can be replaced with a new one
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Thorax
Definition
The body region between the head and the abdomen
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Abdomen
Definition
The body region posterior to the thorax
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Cephalothorax
Definition
A body region composed of the head and thorax fused together
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Compound eye
Definition
An eye made of many lenses, each with a very limited scope
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Simple eye
Definition
An eye with only one lens
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Open circulatory system
Definition
A 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
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Statocyst
Definition
The organ of balance in a crustacean
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Gonad
Definition
A general term for the organ that produces gametes
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Complete metamorphosis
Definition
Insect development consisting of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult
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Incomplete metamorphosis
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Insect development consisting of three stages: egg, nymph, and adult
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