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Vocab Test: Ch. 7
Vocab test: Chapter 7
Vocab Test: Chapter 7 | Definitions |
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Herbivore | An animal that eats only plants. |
Carnivore | An animal that eats only other animals. |
Omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals. |
Predator | A carnivore that hunts and kills other animals for food. |
Prey | An animal that a predator feeds upon. |
Invertebrate | An animal without a backbone. |
Vertebrate | An animal with a backbone. |
Bilateral Symmetry | Line symmetry: the quality of being divisible into two halves that are mirror images. |
Radial Symmetry | The quaity of having many lines of symmetry that all pass through a central point. |
Ectotherm | An animal whose body does not produce much internal heat. |
Endotherm | An animal whose body controls and regulates its temperature by controlling the internal heat it produces. |
Vertebrae | The bones that make up the backbone of an animal. |
Cartilage | A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that gives support to some parts of the body. |
Adaptation | A characteristic that helps and organism survive in its environment and reproduce. |