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chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | the condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in external environment. |
| adaption | An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment |
| vertebrate | An animal with a backbone. |
| inverterate | an animal without a backbone |
| tissue | A group of similar cells that preform a specific function. |
| organ | A body structure that is composed of different kinds of tissues that work together. |
| radial symmetry | A body plan in which any number of imaginary lines that all pass through a central point divide the animal into two mirror images. |
| bilateral symmetry | A body plan in which a single imaginary line divides the body into left and right side that are mirror images of each other. |
| chordate | An animal that has a notochord, a nerve cord, and throat punches at some point in its life . |
| notochord | A flexible cod that supports a chordate's back just below the nerve cord. |
| vertebrae | The bones that make up the backbone of an animal, In humans, one of the 26 bones that make up the backbone. |
| ectotherm | An animal whose body temperature is determined by the temperature of its environment. |
| endotherm | An animal whose body temperature is regulated by the internal heat the animal produces. |