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What is an animal?
Ch.4 L-1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | The conditions in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment. |
| vertebrate | An animal with a backbone. |
| invertebrate | An animal without a backbone. |
| adaptations | An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. |
| What are the 3 things that animals have in common? | They can all grow, eat, and reproduce. |
| What are the 4 functions of animals? | They must obtain oxygen and food, maintain homeostasis, move in some way, and reproduce. |
| How are animals classified and the 3 ways these relationships are determined? | they all are related to other animals, they all develop, and they all have DNA. |