Definition
What do we call a change that causes an animal to react?
Stimulus
Predator
Animals use their five _______ to learn about the world.
Senses
A mouse hears a hawk screech and hides. Is hiding instinct or learned?
Instinct
Stimulus-Response-Adaption-Instinct
Adaption- Others are reactions/behaviors
What do we call how an animal reacts to a stimulus?
Response
A mouse runs from an owl. What is the mouse?
Prey
A rabbit’s white fur helps it hide in the snow. This is called _______.
Camouflage
In a large forest, there are 35 white-tailed deer living together. They eat the same plants, drink from the same river, and run from the same predators.
Population
Predator–Prey–Herbivore –Omnivore
Prey- others are "eaters"
What do we call an animal that hunts and eats other animals?
Predator
A bright light flashes. A rabbit blinks and jumps away. What is blinking?
Response
You forget about your vocabulary words you need a better ________
Memory
Wolves are nearby. Deer stays near the trees. What is the stimulus?
Wolves
Camouflage – Hibernation – Migration –Population
Population – the others are animal behaviors
What do we call an animal that gets hunted or eaten?
Prey
The fox’s big ears help it hear danger. What is this helpful body part called?
Adaptation
A bear cub learns to fish by watching its mom. That is a _______ behavior.
Learned
A lizard drops its tail to escape when a predator grabs it. This helps it stay alive. What is this an example of?
Survival
Sense – Smell – Taste – Touch
Sense – it’s the general word of the senses
What is the trait that helps an animal or plant survive?
Adaption
A chameleon changes color to blend in. What is that called?
Camouflage
Animals that are the same kind and have babies are engaging in _______.
Reproduction
A plant makes a bitter taste so bugs won’t eat it. What is that helpful trait called?
Adaption
Instinct – Learned – Adaptation – Behavior
Adaptation – the rest are behavior types