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What is an animal?
Chapter 4 Lesson 4 notecards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | The ability to maintain stable internal conditions |
| Vertebrate | Animals with a backbone |
| Invertebrate | Animals without a backbone |
| Adaptations | Structures and behaviors that allow animals to perform their functions |
| 3 things that all animals have in common | They are all multicellular, heterotrophs, and perform the same basic functions |
| 4 functions of animals | They all obtain food and oxygen, keep their internal conditions stable, move in some way, and reproduce |
| How animals are classified and 3 ways that these relationships are determined | They are classified according to how they are related to other animals and that is determined by its body structure, the way it develops and its DNA |