Animals - Chapter 1

Characteristics of Animals

100

Made of many cells

Multicellular

200

To travel from one place to another in response to the seasons or environmental conditions.

migrate

300

Name the five characteristics all animals share.

Multicellular makeup Specialized parts Reproduction/Development Movement Consumering

400

Which of the following must be true if a sponge is an animal? 

a. Sponges have a backbone or spine

b. Sponges make their own food through photosynthesis

c. Sponges move all of the time 

d. Sponges eat to get their energy & materials

d. Sponges consume to get energy & materials

500

How is "multicellular makeup" related to "specialized parts?

When the fertilized egg starts dividing, the cells become different from each other, forming specialized tissues and eventually organs, which have special functions in our bodies.

Vocabulary

100

An organism that can not produce its own food?

Consumer

200

An organism in the early stages of development?

Embryo

300

An animal without a backbone?

Invertebrate

400

An example of asexual reproduction?

budding

500

An internal control of natural cycles

Biological Clock

Mish-mash

100

a collection of similar cells doing a similar job

tissue

200

A fixed object an animal can use to find its way from place to place

Landmark

300

In order... Kingdom, Phylum, ?  ?  ? , genus, species

Class, order, family

400

Characteristics that plants and animals BOTH have (6 possibilities)

1) reproduction        2) Need for energy/materials

3) cells                    4) Have DNA

5) grow & develop    6) Respond to stimuli

500

AN ANCIENT GREEK WAS SAID TO HAVE LIVED: 1/4 of his life as a boy 1/5 of his life as a young man 1/3 as a man The last thirteen years as an old man HOW OLD WAS HE WHEN HE DIED?

60 years old

Animal Behavior

100

A behavior that comes from experience or from observing others.

Learned.

200

Knowing where and when to migrate is an example of ______ behavior.

innate

300

An animal that lives in a hot, dry environment might spent the summer _________.

Estivating.

400

Children are born with the innate behavior of making babbling sounds. yet few adults make these sounds. This is an example of: A. Internal Cycles B. Innate behavior being changed by learning C. Defensive Action D. Adapting to ones environment

B. Innate behavior being changed by learning

500

Jet lag occurs in humans when they travel long distances in a short time, interrupting their sleep patterns. Which innate cycle creates jet lag?

Circadian Rhythms. a person tends to wake up and go to sleep at the same time every day. When a person switches time zones, their bodies are ready to wake up and go to sleep at times that might not be appropriate for the new time zone.

Social Relationships

100

What are the four main forms of communication used by animals?

Sight, sound, touch, chemicals

200

Communication must include both a signal and a ____________.

Response

300

Name two downsides of living in groups.

not enough food/water competition for mates attracts predators more easily disease is spread more easily

400

What method would ants most likely use to communicate?

Pheromones 

500

Behavior in-between animals of the same species

social relationships