Animal And Olant Adaptation Flashcards

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Physiological adaptions

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Physical and chemical processes that take place inside the body of an organism

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Structural adaption

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Organism bodies plan; The way and parts are constructed or arranged

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Behavioral adaption

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Activity or action that generally helps an organism to survive in its environment

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Adaptation

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Characteristic or trait that helps an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment

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Metamorphosis

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Change in form from one stage to the next and the lifecycle of an organism as from the Catapillar to that pupa and from the pupa but to the adult butterfly

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Migration

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The regular periodic journey of an animal from one place to another and back again for the purpose of feeding or reproducing

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Hibernation

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A state of greatly reduced body activity that occurs during the winter

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Gills

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And internal structure in animals that removes oxygen from the water

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Lateral line system

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Sensitive receptor system that enables fish to detect a gentle current and vibrations in the water

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Instinct

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A behavior that an animal is born with and correctly performs the first time

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Learning

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The process that leads to a change in behavior based on experience and practice

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Life cycle

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The stages in life of the animal as it grows, develops, and matures to reproduce the next gen

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cellular respiration

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Process in which oxygen combined with glucose to produce carbon dioxide and water and release energy occurs in both plants and animals

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Vascular tissue

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And an internal system of tubelike structures that carry water and minerals and food; provide support to body of plants. Composed of xylem and phloem

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Xylem

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A network of long thin tubes that carry water and dissolved minerals from the roots to different parts of the plant

FROM THE ROOTS

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Phloem

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Network of thin tubes in a vascular plant that carries food from the leaves to all parts of the plant

FROM THE LEAVES

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Chlorophyll

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Substance that gives chloroplasts their green color and captures light energy during photosynthesis

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Turgor pressure

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Force of water against the cell wall of a plant cell; helps give shape and firmness to plant stands and leaves

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which plants and some other organisms capture light energy and use it to make food from carbon dioxide and water

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Seed

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A structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering

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Geotropism

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Growth of an organism in response to gravity. Example plant roots going downwards

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Phototropism

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Resident organism in response to light. Example plant growth in that direction of a light source

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Thigmotropism

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Growth of the organism in response to touch. Example plant grows on or around a surface such as a pole wall etc.

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Dormancy

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A temporary stop in the growth development of an organism

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Bulb

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Underground structure (modified leaves) in which some plant store nutrients for survival