vocabulary
define "heterotrophs"
an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources
sexually
define an "organ"
a group of tissues that come together to perform a specific job
give me an example of an invertabrate
insect, worm, snail, jellyfish
define "behavior"
all of the actions that an animal performs
name an example of how animals have adapted to have mobility
a. to reproduce
b. to gather food
c. to escape predators
define "asexually"
a process of reproduction that does not involve the combining of male and female germ cells
give me an example of an animals characteristic
1. they have many cells
2. they obtain food by eating other organisms
define "carnivore"
a consumer that gets its energy by eating only other animals
are all animals heterotrophs?
yes
define "herbivore"
an organism that feeds mostly on plants
give me an example of an animal that produces asexually
a sponge
define "angiosperm"
a plant that produces flowers and develops fruit around its seed
name something an animal needs from its environment
1. oxygen
2. food
3. water
define "vertebrate"
an animal that has a back bone
give me an example of an organ system
the combination of all the bones in your body
define "bilateral symmetry"
do sponges produce sexually or asexually?
asexually
define "instict"
knowing how to perform a certain behavior without being taught how to do it
give me an example of an adaption to avoiding predators
1. developing shells like turtles
2. spraying like a skunk
3. playing dead like a possum