from molecules to organism set 2 Flashcards
molecule
a tiny group of building blocks that are stuck together
organism
any living things like a plant or animal or even a tiny bacteria
stimuli
a signal or change in your environment that makes you react
environment
the environment includes everything in an area
surroundings
all physical surroundings on earth
natural environment
a place where animal interaction impacts are minimal
senses
the way that the 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 processing by Which animals receive information from their environment process it and respond to it.
behavioral adaptations
the way the animal acts in order to survive.
structural adaptations
the way an animal is made or built to help them survive
support vocabulary
ectotherms, meaning they cannot generate their own body heat but instead must move to a warm sunny spot to absorb heat from the reptiles lizards turtles snakes environment in order to have energy to digest food etc endotherms meaning the can generate their Own body heat and do not have to warm up in order to digest food etc they may be active.