ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
Maggot - ANSWERS-the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in
decaying organic matter
QUESTION 2
Magma - ANSWERS-molten rock in the earth's crust
QUESTION 3
Malaria - ANSWERS-an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are
transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito
QUESTION 4
Malignant tumor - ANSWERS-a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to
other parts of the body
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QUESTION 5
Mammel - ANSWERS-an animal that has fur or hair and is fed milk from its
mother's body
QUESTION 6
Marine - ANSWERS-native to or inhabiting the sea
QUESTION 7
Marsupial - ANSWERS-mammals of which the females have a pouch (the
marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
QUESTION 8
Matter - ANSWERS-that which has mass and occupies space
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QUESTION 9
Membrane - ANSWERS-a thin pliable sheet of material
QUESTION 10
Metabolism - ANSWERS-the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are
necessary for life
QUESTION 11
Metamorphosis - ANSWERS-the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into
an adult that occurs in some animals
QUESTION 12
Meteor - ANSWERS-(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that
hits the earth's atmosphere
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QUESTION 13
Meteoroid - ANSWERS-(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies
that hits the earth's atmosphere
QUESTION 14
Meteorite - ANSWERS-stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid
that has reached the earth's surface
QUESTION 15
Meter - ANSWERS-the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
QUESTION 16
Mineral - ANSWERS-solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature
having a definite chemical composition
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