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Animal Adaptations
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| Term | Definition or Explanation |
|---|---|
| Adaptation | A feature, behavior, or characteristic that helps a species survive in its environment |
| Antibiotic | A chemical substance made from certain molds or bacteria and designed to kill germs that cause diseases |
| Amphibian | A cold-blooded animal in the animal class. Breathes with gills in larval stage, followed by a lung-breathing adult stage. Most lay eggs, which go through stages of development before they reach adulthood. (There are exceptions, but MOST animals in this g |
| Biodiversity | The variety of life in an ecosystem (living AND nonliving things in an area) |
| bio | WORD STUDY: Having to do with life |
| bird | Warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate. Features include wings, feathers, a beak, and the ability to fly. (There are exceptions, but MOST animals in this group fit!) |
| Aves | The class of birds |
| camouflage | The coloring, shape, and size that help some animals blend in whihc or look like their environment |
| community | All living things (plants, animals, and other organisms) that live and interact in an area |
| class | (in science)A set or category of things that have some property or attribute in common. (In SS): A system of ordering of ordering people based on a quality, belief, or monetary system. |
| cold-blooded | The ability of living things to change their body temperatures to their surroundings (Flip side: The INABILITY to adjust body temperature radically from their surroundings) |
| competition | The strugle of one organism against another to get what it needs to live |
| conservation | When people work to protect Earth and its resources |
| chloroplast | A structure that contains chorophyll, which allows plants to make their own food |
| consumers | Organisms that do not make their own food; they eat other plants and animals |
| decomposers | Organisms that get food by breaking down dead plant and animal matter |
| diet | All the foods a living thing usually eats or drinks |
| dormant | (Sci: of an animal) When an animal slows down body functions for a period of time (Sci: Volcanoes) temporarily inactive (Sci: disease)When a sickness causes no symptoms, but is not cured(Sci: plants) When a plant is alive, but not actively growing |
| drought | a prolonged, or extra long, period of little rainfall that leads to a water shortage |
| ecosystem | The living and nonliving things in an exosystem |
| endangered | Living things that are in danger, or at risk of, becoming extinct |
| extinct | When every kind of certain plant or animal has died |
| energy | The ability to make living things move or change |
| food chain | The way energy passes from one organism to another (Example: lettuce>rabbit>hawk) |
| food web | The different overlapping and interconnected food chains in a community that are linked together |
| habitat | The place in an ecosystem (living and non-living things in a habitat) where living things live and grow |
| inherited characteristics | Adaptations that living things inherit from their parents |
| learned behavior | Characteristics, abilities, or actions that are taught |
| genus | When ordering living things, this is the category above species and below family; The genus is begins with a capitalized Latin name. |
| hibernate | To maintain a dormant state for a long period of time, as some animals do in winter |
| insectivore | an insectivorous animal or plant (one that comsumes insects) |
| instinct | Behaviors animals are born with |
| introduced species | An organism which has been brought to a new place and has managed to establish itself in its new habitat |
| invertebrate | An organism that does not have a backbone |
| kingdom | (In science)The highest category of classification. This category is very broad, with many members. |
| life cycle | The series of changes living things go through from life to death |
| life span | The amount of time between an organism's birth and death (In other areas: the amount of time for which something functions. For example: The typical life span of this washing machine is 11 years. |
| Living/non living | The identification of weather something has the capacity to live, or not |
| mammal | Warm-blooded vertebrate. Characteristics include hair or fur, ability to produce milk (in females), and birth of live young (*These qualities apply to MOST mammals, but there are exceptions.) |
| metamorphosis | The change in form or funtion of a living thing as it grows (Examples: Butterflies have a 4-stage metamorphosis. Frogs have 3 stages. During the last stage, they go from being herbivores to being carnivores.) |
| migration | Moving to a new area that has more of something an animal needs (heat, food, space, etc.) |
| mimicry | The look-alike or immitation feature of an organism |
| mollusk | An invertebrate of the PHYLUM Mollusca. These critters have soft bodies, and generally (mostly) have external calcerous shell (a shell of something like calcium outside their bodies). They live in aquatic (water) or damp environments. Members include sn |
| native species | Born, raised, and orginally found in a the environment they inhabit (live in) |
| niche | Specialized position or role that helps an organism survive |
| order | A category that ranks below class and above family |
| organism | Living thing |
| Overpopulation | When there are more organisms in a specific habitat or ecosystem for the resources available |
| Phylum | A category that ranks above class and below kingdom |
| Physical adaptation | A special body part that helps an organism survive |
| population | a group of living things lving in an area, habitat, or ecosystem (Example: Jeff Corwin found a small population of harlequin frogs not known to exist in the area, while taping his show about frogs.) |
| phytoplankton | Tiny plantlike organisms that float at or near the water's surface |
| producer | A plant that uses the sun's energy, along with other substances, to make its own food |
| property | Something about an object or substance that can be measured or sensed (Examples: color, shape, weight, hardness, luster) |
| predator | An animal that kills other animals for food(Word extension: Predation - the act of preying on an animal for food.) |
| prey | The animals that are captured and eaten by a predator |
| reproduce | When organisms have young of their own |
| restore | When nature repairs itself after a disaster |
| scavengers | animals that get food by eating dead organisms |
| side effect | an additional change in the body of a living thing caused by a chemical designed to produce another kind of change |
| Radial symmetry | Symmetry around a central axis (symmetry from the center, like in a sea star or tulip) |
| regenerate | Regrow or replace injured or lost tissue |
| reptile | Cold-blooded vertebrate in the class Reptilia. Characteristics typically (usually) include dry, scaly skin, and soft-shelled egg laying on dry land |
| species | The A group of similar living things capable of exchanging genes and interbreeding. The characteristic below genus. |
| symbiotic relationship | The living together of two different organisms in a realtionship that can either benefit or harm one or both living things. (Examples: Ticks and dogs; clowfish and anenome; |
| qualitative observation | Measurable observation |
| qualitative observation | Observable, but not measurable |
| symmetry | The quality of having similar parts facing each other (example: butterfly) |
| system | A set of interconnected things that work together to form a whole (Examples: digestive system) |
| vertebrate | Backbone |
| warm-blooded | The ability of vertebrates to maintain the same body temperature regardless of their environment |
| zooplankton | tiny, animal-like organisms that float at or near the water's surface |
| homeostasis (extension word) | The tendancy of an organism to adjust itself to maintain a balanced state |
| multicellular organism | A living thing made up of more than one cell |
| population density | the number of individuals in a certain area of an ecosystem (How many critters in how much space) |
| unicellular organism | a living thing with only one cell |
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