from molecules to organism part 2 Flashcards
molecule
a group of tiny building blocks that are stuck together.
organism
any living things like plants animals or even tiny bacteria.
stimuli
a signal or change in your environment that makes you react.
environment
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 nonliving things like rocks and soil.
surrounding
all the physical surroundings on earth.
natural environment
a place where animals interactions impacts are minimal.
senses
the ways that 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.
processing
the process by witch animals receive information from their environment process it and responds to it.
behavior adaption
the way the animal acts in order to survive.
structural adaption
the way an animal is made or built to help survive.