2.  Regeneration -- the ANSWERS

            a.         Definition of Regeneration –  "to  A G A I N    G R O W   lost body parts"

            b.         Regeneration notes      

                        (1)  reproductive method in   E M E R G E N C Y    situations  (Ref. #1)

                        (2)  greater regeneration in   S I M P L E   organisms            (Ref. #2)

                        (3)  lesser regeneration in more   C O M P L E X    organisms  (Ref. #3)

                        (4)  Which of the three prior points best describes humans?  _COMPLEX_

            c.         Examples of regenerative ability in a series of different organisms

                        (1)  In a  H Y D R A, a half organism can re-grow a whole organism  (Ref. #4)

                        (2)  In flatworms (Ex.  P L A N A R I A) a piece can regrow a   
                              W H O L E    new worm  (Ref. #5)  PLATY as in plate, platter, plateau &
                              platypus means FLAT; while HELMINTHES as in what the heck does this
                              suggests means WORM.  These are flatworms.

                        (3)    In a  S E A S T A R   (new name for old creature),  a piece re-grows whole

      organism     (Story of the oystermen of New England)    (Ref. #6)

                        (4)  In   E A R T H W O R M, the front  half   re-grows tail half   (Ref. #7)

                        (5)  A  L O B S T E R   or a   C R A B)  can re-grow a new    C L A W (Ref. #8)

                        (6)  The trend {c(1) to c(5)} - -  is  a(n)  I N CREASE in   C O M P L E X I T Y
                              &   D E CREASE in   R E G E N E R A T I O N

                  

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