Adaptation Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Adaptation | A change in an organism that helps it to survive. |
Amphibian | An ectothermic animal that lives on land and in the water. |
Appendage | A body extension that comes out of the main part of the body. |
Forces | Things that push or pull. |
Gills | An organ that allows water animals to exchange oxygen and corbon dioxide in the water. |
Organism | A form of life such as plants,animals,fungus, and bacteria. |
Turgor Pressure | The water inside a plant cell that pushes the cell wall out. |
Xylem | Plant tissue that moves water and nutrients up from the roots. |
Ectothermic | An animal's body temperature is regulated by the environment.(cold-blooded) |
Endothermic | An animal's body temperature that is regulated by the animal.(warm-blooded) |
Emergence | The appearance of a new trait in a species. to come out. |
Geotropism | The response of a plant's growth due to gravity. the stem grows up and the roots grow down. |
Wilt | To become limp and drooping due to a lack of water. (lack of turgor pressure) |
Phototropism | When a plant grows toward the light. |
Gravitropism | The response of a plant's growth due to gravity. The stem grows up and the roots grow down. |
External Stimuli | Something that happens outside of the body and creates a response. |
Internal Stimuli | Something that happens inside the body and creates a response. |
Demonstrate | To provide an example of how to do something. |
Function | The job or purpose of something. |
Investigate | To look into and figure out what happened. |
Structure | How something is made or put together. |
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