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Science Vocab-5th
Vassar/Behaviors & Adaptations
| Science Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| behavior | the way an organism acts towards its ecosystem |
| stimulus | anything in the ecosystem that causes an organism to react |
| response | the action of an organism as a result of a stimulus |
| tropism | the type of plant response that involves a change of position by growing toward or away from stimulus |
| phototropism | plants responding to light |
| hydrotropism | plants responding to water |
| thigmotropism | plants responding to touch |
| innate behavior | a behavior that an animal is born with and that is passed on from generation to generation |
| learned behavior | behavior that is taught |
| adaptation | a trait that helps an organism to survive in a particular ecosystem |