Animals Flashcards
Territory
An area that is occupied by one animal or a group of animals and that other members of the species are excluded from.
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that have skulls and backbones
Invertebrates
Animals without backbones.
Tissues
Collections of similar cells.
Organ
A combination of two or more tissues.
Consumer
An organism tat eats other organisms.
Embryo
An organism in the earliest state of development.
Predators
Animals that eat other animals.
Prey
The animal getting eaten.
Innate behavior
A behavior that doesn’t depend on learning or experience.
Learned behavior.
A behavior that has been learned from experience or from observing other animals.
Hibernation
A period of inactivity and decreased body tempature that some animals experience in winter.
Estivation
A period of reduced activity.
Biological Clock
An internal control of natural resources.
Circadian rhythms
Biological clocks that control daily cycles.
