a structure or body part that helps the organism to survive.
What is physical adaptation
100
a behavior learned through repetition
What is habit
100
A mother cow and her calf look very similar. They both have the same colored hair with similar black spotted markings. The similarities between the cow & its calf are due to
What is heredity
100
warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates which have skin more or less covered by feathers.
What is a bird
100
a natural incidence or occurence that causes destruction & change in the environment.
What is a catostrophic event
200
behavioral traits that are learned through instruction, observation, or trial & error; or physical traits that are acquired through their environmental factors
What is acquired traits
200
the passing on of characteristics from parent to young
What is heredity
200
A squirrel gathers nuts for the winter
What is instinctive trait
200
cold-blooded invertebrates that have a soft, unsegmented body, usually enclosed in an external shell. Some have an internal shell.
What is a mollusk
200
any animal that is in danger of becoming extinct
What is endangered species
300
Something that an animal does without prior instruction or authomatically from birth
What is instinctive behavior
300
physical appearances & body structures that are related to how the animal meets its needs in its environment (size, color, shape, body coverings & structures)
What is physical trait
300
Gina bites her fingernails when she's nervous
What is a habit
300
egg-laying, cold blooded vertebrates typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
What is an amphibian
300
remains or traces of ancient living things which paleontologists use as evidence of living things & the environment millions of years ago.
What is fossil
400
a process by whcih characteristics that make an organism more suited to its envirionment become more commmon in a species
What is natural selection
400
an instinct that helps the organism survive
What is behavioral adaptation
400
A kitten is taught to use a litterbox
What is learned behavior
400
cold-blooded invertebrate worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally & externally
What is an annelid
400
conditions or elements that influcence the growth & development of organisms, such as weather, water, light, air, & pollutants
What is environmental factors
500
signals received by an organism through the environment, such as temperature changes & light changes
What is external cues
500
Something that an animal does with prior instruction & cannot accomplish without instruction
What is learned behavior
500
A hermit crab has an exoskeleton which protects it from injury & predators
What is a physical adaptation
500
invertebrates that live in the ocean & have tube feet & symmetrical bodies.