Chapter 1,2,3 Vocab

Question 1

A plant or animal at an early stage of development.

Answer 1

Embryo

Question 2

An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter

Answer 2

Consumer

Question 3

An inherited behavior that does not depend on the environment or experience.

Answer 3

Innate behavior

Question 4

A behavior that has been learned from experience.

Answer 4

Learned behavior

Question 5

An area that is occupied by one animal or a group of animals that do not allow other members of the species to enter.

Answer 5

Territory

Question 6

A period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in winter as a protection against cold weather and lack of food.

Answer 6

Hibernation

Question 7

A period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in summer as a protection against hot weather and lack of food.

Answer 7

Estivation

Question 8

A biological daily cycle

Answer 8

Circadian rhythm

Question 9

The interaction between animals of the same species

Answer 9

Social behavior

Question 10

A transfer of a signal or message from one animal to another that results in some type of response

Answer 10

Communication

Question 11

A substance that is released by the body and that causes another individual of the same species to react in a predictable way

Answer 11

Pheromone