Glossary Of Zoology Terms

Question 1

An ________ is an organism that obtains its carbon from carbon dioxide. _______ need not feed on other organisms since they can synthesize the carbon compounds they need for energy using sunlight and carbon dioxide

Answer 1

Autotroph

Question 2

The Term _______ refers to a type of vision that arises from the ability of an animal to view an object with both eyes at the same time; since the view from each eye is slightly different animals with _______ vision perceive depth with great precision

Answer 2

Binoocular/Binocular Vision

(Not sure sa spelling search nako wala nang double O eh)

Question 3

_______________ is the genetic material of all living things (except viruses) this consist of a deoxyribose sugar in each nucleotide

Answer 3

DNA or Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Question 4

_________ is a unit of natural world that includes all the parts and interactions of the physical environment and the biological world

Answer 4

Ecosystem

Question 5

_________ is the ability of an organism to maintain its body temperature by absorbing heat from its environment. they obtain heat either via conduction (by laying on warm rocks and absorbing the heat through direct contact) or by radiant heat (by warming themselves by the sun)

Answer 5

Ectothermy

Question 6

________ organisms is an organism that is restricted to, or native to, a specific geographical region and is not naturally found anywhere else

Answer 6

Endemic

Question 7

The term _________ refers to the capacity of an animal to maintain its body temperature by the metabolic generation of heat

Answer 7

Endothermy

Question 8

The ________ consists of the surroundings of an organism, including the plants, animals, and microbes, with Which it interacts

Answer 8

Environment

Question 9

A __________ is an organism that relies on fruit as a sole source of food

Answer 9

Frugivore

Question 10

A __________ is a species that has broad food or habitat preferences

Answer 10

Generalist

Question 11

__________ is a maintenance of constant internal conditions despite a varying External environment; examples of this are thickening of fur in winter, the darkening pf skin in sunlight etc…

Answer 11

Homeostasis

Question 12

A _________ is an organism that is unable to obtain its carbon from carbon dioxide. Instead, this organism obtain carbon by feeding on the organic material present in other organisms, living or dead

Answer 12

Heterotroph

Question 13

An introduced species is a species that humans have placed into an ecosystem or community in which it does not naturally occur

Answer 13

Introduced Species

Question 14

Is a process the some animals go through in which they change from an immature form to an adult form

Answer 14

Metamorphosis

Question 15

A ___________ Organism is one that relies on nectar as its sole source of food

Answer 15

Nectivorous

Question 16

A _______ is an animal that lives on or within another animal (referred to as the host animal) its either feeds on its host directly or on the food that the host ingest

Answer 16

Parasite

Question 17

A __________ is a group of individual organism that are can interbreed and give rise to fertile offspring.

Answer 17

Species