from molecules to organism 2 Flashcards
Molecule
A tiny group of building blocks that are stuck together
Environment
The environment includes everything living and nonliving in a area. for example the environment of a giraffe is water, trees, and animals and other nonliving things like rocks and soil.
Organism
Any living things like a plant, animal, or even a tiny bacteria
Surroundings
All the physical surroundings of the earth
Natural Environment
A place where interactions impacts are minimal
Senses
The way the body receives signals from the environment and uses them to learn, explore, and interact with the world
Information transfer
When one or more animals send information to other animals that effects their behavior (smell/odor, temperature/ ect.)
Processing
The process of which animals receive information from their environment, process it and respond to it.