Biosphere
Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptation
Coloration
Sense and Response
100

Includes all living things on or around Earth – in the air, on the surface, underground, and in the water

biosphere

100

The physical or behavioral characteristics of an organism that helps it to survive better in its environment

adaptation

100

Behavioral adaptation that involves inactivity as an animal’s body processes slow down for a long time to conserve energy

hibernation

100

Structural adaptation where an animal uses its coloration to fool either its predators or its prey

deceptive coloration

100

System that allows you to sense and respond to your environment

Central Nervous System

200

Plant structure that transports water and nutrients in one direction through the plant

xylem

200

Physical characteristics that help an organism survive better in its environment

structural adaptation

200

Behavioral adaptation that involves animals moving from one place to another at certain times of the year

migration

200

Structural adaptation where an animal uses color to be noticed

Advertising coloration

200

What step is missing? 

  • Environmental stimuli
  • Sensory receptors receive information (what sense(s)/receptors are involved)
  • ?
  • The brain sends commands for how the animal should respond
  • Information is sent to the brain for processing
300

Plant structure that transports water and food in both directions through the plant

phloem

300

Behavior that helps an organism survive better in its environment

behavioral adaptation

300

Name at least 3 structures that helps plants survive

seeds, flowers, roots and stems, leaves, protective structures

300

Type of deceptive coloration where some animals look like other things or different animals

mimicry

300

What step is missing?

  • Environmental stimuli
  • ?
  • Information is sent to the brain for processing
  • The brain sends commands for how the animal should respond
  • Sensory receptors receive information (what sense(s)/receptors are involved)
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