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◉ Anemometer. Answer: an instrument to measure wind speed
◉ Angiosperm. Answer: a group of plans that produce seeds enclosed
within an ovary, which may mature into a fruit
◉ Annuals. Answer: plants that die after one growing season
◉ Asexual Reproduction. Answer: reproduction involving only one
parent
◉ Atmosphere. Answer: Earth's is primarily nitrogen and oxygen; the
troposphere extends from the surface to about 10km, the stratosphere
from 10km to 50km, the mesosphere from 50km to 80km, and the
thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80km (exosphere extends
beyond that)
◉ Aurora Borealis. Answer: light emission from the upper atmosphere
that appear in many shapes and colors
,◉ Bacillus. Answer: a rod-shaped bacteria
◉ Blood. Answer: fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal,
distributing nutrients, and usually oxygen
◉ Canopy. Answer: a layer of tree branches and other vegetation
elevated above the ground
◉ Carbon Dioxide. Answer: a colorless, odorless gas that is important in
the Earth's atmosphere greenhouse effect
◉ Carcinogen. Answer: a substance that can lead to cancer
◉ Carcinoma. Answer: a malignant tumor which forms in the skin and
outside of internal organs
◉ Carnivore. Answer: an organism that eats meat, which includes
animals, fungi, and plants
◉ Ceilometer. Answer: an instrument that measures cloud height
, ◉ Cell. Answer: the fundamental unit of all life; consists of an outer
plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA)
◉ Celsius. Answer: a temperature scale in which water freezes at 0
degrees and boils at 100 degrees
◉ Chemotherapy. Answer: a cancer treatment that includes chemicals
toxic to malignant cells
◉ Chinook Wind. Answer: a warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the
Rocky Mountains
◉ Chlorophyll. Answer: the green substance that absorbs light during
photosynthesis
◉ Chromosome. Answer: a single DNA molecule, a tightly coiled strand
of DNA, condensed into a compact structure
◉ Clone. Answer: An identical copy of an organism
◉ Cloud. Answer: a visible group of water or ice particles in the
atmosphere