The inventor of modern scientific classification was Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) a Swedish botanist who classified and described more than 4,400 species of animals and 7,700 species of plants…
(Encyclopedia) scale, in zoology, an outgrowth, either bony or horny, of the skin of an animal. The major component of the scales of fishes is bone, and they are formed directly in the skin membrane…
(Encyclopedia) sea snake, name for any of the venomous marine snakes of the family Hydrophidae, found in tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. The sea snake's body is flattened laterally…
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OCEAN LIFE SUNLIT ZONE TWILIGHT ZONE DEEP-SEA ZONE WHY IS THE SEA SALTY? WHAT CAUSES THE OCEAN CURRENTS? OCEAN FLOORWAVESFIND OUT MOREEarth’s five oceans (the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern…
(Encyclopedia) ray, extremely flat-bodied cartilaginous marine fish, related to the shark. The pectoral fins of most rays are developed into broad, flat, winglike appendages, attached all along the…
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Vertebrates and Invertebrates Warm-blooded animals regulate their own body temperatures; their bodies use energy to maintain a constant temperature. Cold-blooded animals depend on their…
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Most people are familiar with their state’s official flower and flag, but did you know that almost every state has an official fossil as well?
These state symbols are a representation of a territory…
