Unit 6: Adaptations and Taxonomy

Question 1

Sleep during winter to avoid cold

Answer 1

Hibernation

Question 2

Sleep during summer to avoid hot

Answer 2

Estivation

Question 3

Movement involving light

Answer 3

Phototaxis

Question 4

Movement involving chemicals

Answer 4

Chemotaxis

Question 5

Movement involving touch

Answer 5

Thigmotaxic

Question 6

Associating a stimulus with an instinctual response. Ex: You start getting hungry at the end of 2nd period because your body expects lunch!

Answer 6

Classical Conditioning

Question 7

Gas exchange with the environment.

Answer 7

Respiration

Question 8

Maintaining internal body chemistry.

Answer 8

Homeostasis

Question 9

Acting like other creatures or the environment to camouflage.

Answer 9

Mimicry

Question 10

Chart used to find creatures by looking at their details and asking 50/50 questions.

Answer 10

Dichotomous Key

Question 11

Asexual reproduction by growing an adult from your main body.

Answer 11

Budding

Question 12

Asexual reproduction by breaking into pieces.

Answer 12

Fragmentation

Question 13

K is for Kwality offspring!

Answer 13

k-selected

Question 14

R is for RAPID RAPID RAPID baby production. Fruit flies!

Answer 14

r-selected

Question 15

Two organisms cooperating for survival.

Answer 15

Mutualism

Question 16

One organism using another’s hard work, but it doesn’t mind that much.

Answer 16

Commensalism

Question 17

One organism using another’s body for nutrients or shelter and hurting it.

Answer 17

Parasitism