The system of the body that carries information to all parts of the body
Nervous System
A nerve cell
Neuron
The location in which an organism lives
Habitat
The movement of a group of organisms from one place to another, usually due to a change in seasons
Migration
A group of related organisms making up a single step in the line of descent
Generation
Something that prompts a change in an organism's behavior
Stimulus
Taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing
Senses
A characteristic or property of an organism
Trait
A part of an organism
Structure
To reduce body movement during the winter in an effort to conserve energy
Hibernate
An animal's natural response to a stimulus
Instinct
Facts or data about something
Information
To continue living or existing
Survive
A feature of an organism
Characteristic
A part of an organism that you can see
Feature
The main control center in an animal body
Brain
The process by which the characteristics of a species change over many generations in response to the environment
Adaptation
To make more of a species
Reproduce
The coloring or patterns on an animal's body that allow it to blend in with its environment
Camouflage
To change; usually organism change that happens over many generations
Mutate
A cell of the nervous system that carries signals to the body from the brain and from the body to the brain and/or spinal cord
Nerve
All the living and nonliving things that surround an organism
Environment
The passing of traits from parent to offspring
Heredity
All of the actions and reactions of an animal
Behavior
An organism's reaction to a stimulus
Response