Animal Physiology
This type of animal maintains a constant internal body temperature regardless of environment.
What is an endotherm?
This biome is characterized by low rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
What is a desert?
This type of communication uses sound, like bird songs or whale calls.
What is auditory communication?
These feathers are primarily responsible for flight.
What are flight feathers?
This term refers to cutting down large areas of forest.
What is deforestation?
This organ in fish extracts oxygen from water.
What are gills?
This biome, also called boreal forest, is dominated by coniferous trees and long, cold winters.
What is the taiga?
This chemical-based communication method is commonly used by ants.
What are pheromones?
This adaptation allows birds’ bones to be lightweight yet strong.
What are hollow (pneumatized) bones?
This type of pollution often results in plastic accumulating in ocean gyres.
What is marine pollution (or plastic pollution)?
This protein in red blood cells binds oxygen for transport.
What is hemoglobin?
This grassland biome is found in Africa and supports large herbivores like zebras and giraffes.
What is the savanna?
This visual display structure in male peacocks is used to attract mates.
What is the tail (train) display?
This type of flight involves using rising warm air currents to stay aloft with minimal energy.
What is soaring (or gliding on thermals)?
This phenomenon occurs when non-native species disrupt ecosystems.
What is invasive species introduction?
This process allows reptiles to regulate body temperature using external heat sources.
What is ectothermy (or behavioral thermoregulation)?
This wetland ecosystem is defined by salt-tolerant plants and found along coastlines.
What is a salt marsh?
This behavior involves one animal mimicking another species’ signals to deceive predators or prey.
What is aggressive mimicry?
This order of birds includes hawks, eagles, and falcons.
What are raptors (or birds of prey)?
This conservation strategy involves breeding endangered species in controlled environments.
What is captive breeding?
This specialized circulatory adaptation allows some animals to conserve heat in cold environments by exchanging heat between blood vessels.
What is countercurrent heat exchange?
This biome has the highest biodiversity on land and is located near the equator.
What is a rainforest?
What surprising animal uses “laughter” during social play to communicate joy?
What are rats?
This navigation ability allows birds to detect Earth’s magnetic field during migration.
What is magnetoreception?
This global issue, driven by greenhouse gas emissions, is altering habitats and species distributions.
What is climate change?