Exercise: Are You Familiar with the Word, "Pervicacious?" Provide a Definition

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Exercise: Are you familiar with the word, "pervicacious?" Provide a definition. If the term is unfamiliar, make a guess about its meaning based on its appearance or sound, and create your own definition. Then look the word up, and find out how close you got. (We provide a thumbnail meaning as answer.)

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Definitions:

Ectoderm

The outermost of the three primary layers in an embryo, from which the skin, nervous system, and sense organs develop.

Germ Layer

One of the three primary layers of cells (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) in the very early embryo, from which all tissues and organs develop.

Digestive Tube

The tubular passage functioning in the digestion and absorption of food and the elimination of food residues, stretching from the mouth to the anus.

Ectoderm

The outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development, giving rise to the outer layer of skin, brain, and nervous system.