from molecules to organism 2 Flashcards
A tiny group of building blocks that are stuck together
Molecule
Any living thing like a plant, animal or even a tiny bacteria
Organism
A signal or change in your environment that make you react.
Stimuli
The environment includes everything living and nonliving in an area. For example the environment of a giraffe has grass, trees, water and other animals and non-living things like rocks and soil
environment
All the physical surroundings of earth
Surroundings
A place where animal interactions impacts are minimal
Natural environment
The way that the body receives signals from the environment and uses them to learn about, explore and interact with the world.
senses
When one or more animals send information to other animals that affects their behavior(smell/odor, temperature, etc)
Information Transfer
The process by which animals receive information from their environment, process it and respond to it.( perception/memories),(behaviors/actions)
Processing
the way the animal acts in order to survive.
Behavioral adaptations
The way an animal is made or built to help to help them survive
Structural adaptations