Vocabulary
Animal Characteristics
Animal Behavior
Social Behavior
Miscellaneous
Pot Pourie
Living Things
100
a special behavior an animal uses to find a mate
What is courtship?
100
Describe vertebrates and invertebrates
What is vertebrates have a backbone, invertebrates do not?
100
the period of reduced activity in the summer is called __________
What is estivation?
100
interaction among animals of the same species
What is social behavior?
100
difference between prey and predator
What is prey is eaten by the predator - prey can also be a predator in certain situations?
100
The Age of Reptiles?
What is the Mesozoic Era?
100
Mammals first appeared on Earth during the ________ era.
What is the Cenozoic Era?
200
an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter
What is a consumer?
200
behavior used to protect themselves, their territory, food, and offspring
What is defensive behavior (action)?
200
walking is an example of ___________ behavior (innate or learned)
What is innate behavior?
200
dolphins use clicking and whistling in order to communicate through __________
What is sound?
200
a plant or animal at an early stage of development
What is an embryo?
200
the two body forms of animals in the phylum Cnidaria?
What are Polyps and Medussa?
200
Plant dormancy occurs due to...
What is indirect sunlight?
300
a period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in winter as a protection against cold weather and lack of food
What is hibernation?
300
vertebrates make up ____________% of known animal species
What is less than 5%?
300
these help animals find their way when migrating
What are landmarks?
300
two advantages to living in groups
easier to find food, can hunt larger prey, defend themselves, warn others of danger
300
different kinds of cells group together to form ___________. These group together to form ____________ that carry out a special function of the a body system.
What is 1. tissue and 2. organ?
300
Finding food , maintaining territory and defensive behaviors are known as
What are survival behaviors?
300
What are two results of partnerships between fungi and other organisms?
What are lichen and mycorrhizae?
400
an area that is occupied by one animal or by a group of animals that do not allow other members of the species to enter
What is a territory?
400
animal cells are ____________ which means they have a nucleus
What is eukaryotic?
400
the internal control of an animal's natural cycles is called a _____________
What is a biological clock?
400
visual messages that can communicate many ideas (example: smiling)
What is body language?
400
an asexual type of reproduction where part of an organism breaks off and develops into a new organism
What is budding?
400
A polar bear watching its mom catch her prey is an example of this type of behavior.
What is a learned behavior?
400
A bird singing is one way to attract a mate. What else is it for?
What is marking its territory?
500
a substance that is released by the body and that causes another individual of the same species to react in a predictable way
What is a pheromone?
500
five characteristics of an animal
What are: animals are multicellular, they reproduce, they have many specialized parts, they move, and they are consumers?
500
the five behaviors animals depend on to SURVIVE
What are finding food, marking territory, defensive action, courtship, and parenting?
500
four ways animals communicate
What are sound, touch, chemicals, sight?
500
Daily cycles that animals have to help them get tired at the same time each day and night is known as ...
What are circadian rhythms?
500
Two phases of a plant's cycle are:
What are sporophyte and gametophyte?
500
Maintaining stable internal conditions when outside conditions change is _______________.
What is homeostasis?
600
Openings on the bottom of leaves to let out moisture are?
What is stomata,
600
This diverse group of living things can be plant-like, animal-like.
What are protists?
600
The image below shows a type of plant called a fern.
Which is the correct term for the newly forming leaves seen in the image?
What is a fiddlehead?
600
A message to tell an animal what is occurring within its body is known as an...
What is an internal stimulus?
600
A tree, a cat, & mushrooms, represent different ...
What are kingdoms?
600
Eons are subdivided into ...
What are eras?
600
This cycle is the production of new phages and the death of the host bacterial cell.
What is the lytic cycle?