What is an Animal Flashcards
Species
a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring, who in turn can mate and reproduce.
Adaptation
a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment (obtain food, water, oxygen, stable internal conditions, and reproduce)
Herbivores
animals that eat only plants.
Omnivores
animals that eat both plants and animals
Carnivores
animals that eat only other animals.
Predators
carnivores that hunt and kill other animals.
Prey
animals that are hunted and killed by predators.
Invertebrate
an animal without a backbone
Bilateral Symmetry
a line of symmetry that divides an organism into mirror halves.
Radial Symmetry
the type of symmetry where an organism has many lines of symmetry through a central point
Vertebrate
an animal that has a backbone