vocabulary words

Question 1

Adaptation

Answer 1

An inherited trait that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.

Question 2

Artificial Selection

Answer 2

The human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits.

Question 3

Biodiversity

Answer 3

The number and variety of organisms in a given area during a specific period of time.

Question 4

Dichotomous Key

Answer 4

An aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series
of questions

Question 5

Estivation

Answer 5

A period of reduced activity that some animals undergo during summer when
resources are scarce.

Question 6

Fight or Flight Response

Answer 6

The response or reaction of an animal to a situation perceived as a threat to its survival, which involves changes in the animal’s body through actions of the nervous system, priming the animal to deal with danger by staying, fighting, or running away

Question 7

Hibernation

Answer 7

A period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in winter.

Question 8

Homeostasis

Answer 8

The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment.

Question 9

Migrate

Answer 9

To travel from one place to another.

Question 10

Natural Selection

Answer 10

The process by which organisms with certain traits survive and reproduce at a
higher rate than organisms without these traits.

Question 11

Navigation

Answer 11

To find their way from one place to another.

Question 12

Population

Answer 12

A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time.

Question 13

Territory

Answer 13

An area that is occupied by one animal or group of animals and that other members of that species are not allowed to enter.

Question 14

Camouflage

Answer 14

Blending in with the surroundings

Question 15

External Stimuli

Answer 15

Something outside of an animal’s body that causes the animal to react.

Question 16

Geotropism

Answer 16

Growth response in relation to gravity. (roots positive & stem negative)

Question 17

Hydrotropism

Answer 17

The growth or movement of an organism in the direction of water. (positive)

Question 18

Innate Behavior

Answer 18

Behavior that does not depend on learning or experience but is influenced by genes.

Question 19

Internal Stimuli

Answer 19

Something inside of an animal’s body that causes the animal to react.

Question 20

Invertebrate

Answer 20

An animal that has no backbone.

Question 21

Learned Behavior

Answer 21

A behavior that has been learned from experience or observation.

Question 22

Nonvascular

Answer 22

A plant that lacks the transport tissues. (no xylem or phloem)

Question 23

Phototropism

Answer 23

Movement or growth of a part of an organism towards a source of light. (positive)

Question 24

Response

Answer 24

Any biological reaction or behavior resulting from the application of a stimulus.

Question 25

Thigmotropism

Answer 25

The movement toward or away from a touch stimulus on the part of a portion of an organism, such as leaves or tendrils. (positive or negative)

Question 26

Vascular

Answer 26

A plant that has transport tissues. (xylem and phloem)

Question 27

Vertebrate

Answer 27

An animal that has a skull and a backbone.

Question 28

Warning Coloration

Answer 28

A bright outer covering that is used to warn predators to keep away.