Octopus Flask Exemplifies the Minoan Interest in the __________

question 319

Multiple Choice

Octopus Flask exemplifies the Minoan interest in the __________.

• A)use of animals to express royal power
• B)grace and energy of natural forms
• C)mythology of ancient Greece
• D)abstract and geometric designs

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Definitions:

Blastopore

The opening of the central cavity of an embryo in the early stage of development, which can develop into the mouth or anus in different animals.

Blastocoel

The fluid-filled cavity that forms inside the blastula, an early stage in the embryonic development of animals.

Capacitation

A physiological change that sperm undergo to gain the ability to penetrate and fertilize an egg.

Allantois

An extra-embryonic membrane in birds, reptiles, and mammals that is involved in gas exchange and waste removal.