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What is an Animal?
Chapter 4 Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | The condition in which an organism' s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in external environment. |
| Vertebrate | An animal with a backbone. |
| Invertebrate | An animal without a backbone. |
| Adaptation | An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. |
| What are three things that all animals have in common? | They are all multicellular, they feed on other organisms, and perform same basic funcitons. |
| What are the four functions of animals? | To obtain food and oxygen, keep internal conditions stable, move in some way, and reproduce. |
| How are animals classified and the three ways that this is determined? | How close they are to other animals. This can be determined by its structure, how it develops, and its Deoxyribonucleic acid. |