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