BJU Life Science 15 Word Scramble
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innate behavior | An action or reaction that an animal is born with, such as reflexes and instincts |
reflex | An immediate, involuntary response to a change in the environment |
instinct | A complex innate behavior |
migration | The instinctive, long-distance, seasonal movement of animals from one area to another. |
pheromone | A chemical released by animals that influences the behavior of other animals of the same species |
learned behavior | An action or reaction that is learned by experience and is often motivated by reward or punishment |
intelligent behavior | An action marked by thought, analysis, communication, or the use of tools or symbols |
egg | A female gamete; an embryo surrounded by a protective shell |
sperm | A male gamete that is usually able to move by itself and is smaller than the female gamete of the same species |
ovary | In plants, the part of the pistil containing ovules and eventually maturing into a fruit surrounding the seeds; in animals and humans, the female reproductive organ that produces eggs |
testis | The male reproductive organs that produce sperm |
external fertilization | The union of a sperm and ovum outside the parent organisms' bodies |
internal fertilization | The union of a sperm and ovum within the female parents' body |
incubation | The maintaining of the conditions necessary to hatch an egg |
embryo | In plants, the immature plant within a seed; in animals, the developmental stage of young before hatching or birth |
uterus | A structure in which an embryo develops in the mother until it is born; the womb |
gestation | The period when an organism is developing inside the mother's uterus; pregnancy |
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