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 one the outside of an organism
external
a characteristic of living things that help it survive the environment
adatptations adapted
the animal that eats other animal
predators
an animal that is eaten by other animals
prey
the environment includes everything living and non living in an area for example the environment the giraffe has grass tress water other animals and non living thimgs like rocks
environment
a home for animals and plants where they can find everything they need to such survive like water food shelter in a specfic place
habitat
a tiny group of building blocks that are stuck together
molecule
any living things like a plant animal or even a tiny bacteria
organism
a signal or change in your environment that makes you react
stimuli
all the physical surrounding on earth
surrounding
a place where animal interactions impact are minimal
natural environment
the way 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
information transfer
the process by which animals receive information from their envorment
proccesing
the way animal acts to survive
behavioral adaptations
the way an animals is made or built to help them survive
structural adaptation
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 indivdual different
variation
a group of living things that are very similar to each other
species
when a living things make a new living thing that looks like itself
reproducetion
state of deep sleep that animals enter during winter to survive the cold and food scaricy
hibernation
when a animal leaves there home environment
migration
a pattern shape or color that helps you blend in
camouflage
the ability of an animal to peform a behavior automatically and without thinking in
instinct
