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animal behavior
plants
animals
animal characteristics
vocabulary
100
a period of inactivity and decreased body temperature that some animals experience in the winter.
what is hibernation
100
what are the two main groups of plants
vascular and nonvascular plants
100
What do you call an animal can not be divided into equal parts when you draw a straight line
What is asymmetrical
100
What is the main difference between vertebrates and invertebrates.
Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates don't
100
an area marked by animals
What is territory
200
A behavior that develops without depending on learning or experience.
What is innate behavior
200
anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism
What is a stimulus
200
Name two strategies predators use capture prey
ex: speed, strength, traps, size
200
name two ways you can group animals
Examples: 1. invertebrate or vertebrate 2. cold/warm blooded 3. exoskeleton or endoskeleton 4. sexual or asexual reproduction 5. live or egg birth
200
a set of interactions that occur among animals of the same species.
What is social behavior
300
what are three behaviors animals have to avoid danger
Examples: run away, toxic chemicals, change color, look bigger, blend in, speed
300
the female reproductive structure in flowers
What is stamen
300
a hard outer covering which supports the body
What is exoskelton
300
List six characteristics all animals share
1. Multicellular 2. Homeostasis 3. grow 4. need energy 5. reproduce 6. specialized parts
300
What is estivation?
a period of inactivity experienced during hot and dry summers.
400
a behavior that develops through experience
What is learned behavior
400
a phase when spores grow into plants that produce sperm and egg
What is a gametophyte
400
tunicates, lancelets and vertebrates are part of a group called?
What is chordates
400
maintenance of body temperature
What is homeostasis
400
what are things that make their own food by using energy from their surroundings called.
What are producers
500
How does looking bigger help an animal
it will scare smaller prey away, gives them better chance for survival
500
light energy is captured here
What is chloroplast
500
an internal control of an animals natural cycles
What is biological clock
500
what are two unique characteristics all birds share
feathers and hollow bones
500
a phase in plants when a seed grows into a plant that produces spores
What is a sporophyte