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Carnivore
an animal that eats other animals
What is a learned behavior?
a behavior that animals do not do by instint
burrow
an underground hole or tunnel made by a animal
endoskeleton
a skeleton inside of a body
What does it mean to be cold blooded?
An animal can not regulate their body temp.
decomposer
an animal that eats dead and decaying plants and animals
A caterpillar puts itself in a cocoon is an example of what type of behavior?
innate behavior
incubate
to keep an egg warm until it hatches
exoskeleton
a skeleton on the outside of a body
What does it mean to be warm blooded?
An animal can regulate its body temp.
herbivore
an animal that eats plants
How do animals learn new things?
By experience and other animals.
invertebrate
animal with a backbone
molting
the shedding of exoskeleton
What has an exoskeleton, body segments, and jointed legs?
Arthropod
innate
anything an animal knows how to do without learning it first
What do most innate behaviors help with?
Reproducing
arachnid
an animal with two body segments and 8 legs
incomplete metamorphosis steps
egg, nymph, adult
What has an endoskeleton and spiny skin?
echinoderm
instinct
describes a behavior or trait that is inherited from parents
adolescence
the period of time when a mammal grows into an adult
arthropod
an animal that has an exoskeleton, body segments, and jointed legs
complete metamorphosis steps
egg, larva, pupa, adult
What has body segments, simple body systems, no hard outer shell or skeleton, and no legs?
annelid