molecules Flashcards
Something that is made of different parts that are held together, a plant or animal, where each part has a specific job that makes the whole thing function.
structures
The special job or purpose that something does.
function
The act of continuing to live or exist.
survival
The process of which a living thing increases in size and mass.
growth
Something on the outside of an organism or living thing.
external
A characteristic of living things that helps it survive in its environment
adaptations/adapted
The animal that eats the other animals.
predators
An animal that is eaten by other animals.
prey
The environment includes everything living and nonliving in an area. For example the environment of a giraffe has grass, trees, water, other animals and non-living things like rocks and soil.
Environment
A home for animals and plants where they can find everything they need to survive such as water, food and shelter in a specific place.
habitat
A tiny group of building blocks that are stuck together.
molecules
Any living things like a plant, animal or even a tiny bacteria.
organism
A signal or change in your environment that make you react.
stimuli
All the physical surroundings on earth.
surroundings
A place where animal interactions impacts are minimal.
natural environment
The ways 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 effects 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 order to survive.
behavioral adaptations
The way an animal is made or built to help them survive.
structural adaptations
A special quality or feature that makes something different from other things.
characteristics
Even though plants or animals are of the same type, they can have slightly different features or traits, like different colors,sizes, or shapes, making each individual unique.
variation
A group of living things that are very similar to each other.
species
The act of continuing to live or exist.
survival
When a living thing makes a new living thing that looks like itself.
Reproduction/reproduce
A special feature or behavior that a plant or animal has, which helps it to survive in it environment.
adaptation
state of deep sleep that animals enter during winter to survive the cold and food scarcity.
Hibernations
When an animal leaves their home environment to live in a new place based on the environment conditions such as weather when birds fly south for the winter.
migration
A pattern, color or shape that helps a living thing blend into its environment.It is usually used to help prey avoid predators or for predators not to be seen by prey.
camouflage
where they can find everything they need to survive such as water, food and shelter in a specific place.
habitat
The ability of an animal to perform a behavior automatically and without thinking in certain situations.
instinct