5 Terms
Contributors in Animals
Animals
Metabolism
Animals; Animals
A mixture of chemical processes that occur within the body of an animal to either release energy (breaking down food) or to consume it (muscle movement).
Metamorphosis
Animals; Animals
The complete change in body shape when certain animals move from being young animals into adults.
Metacarpal
Animals; Animals
The metacarpal is one of a set of bones that is found in either or the arm or the leg in all vertebrates with four limbs.
Metabolic rate
Animals; Animals
The rate of an animal's metabolism can be affected by many factors including size and energy.
