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| An organism that cannot move becasue it is attached to something. Ex. Barnacle, sponge, oak tree, coral. |
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| An orgnaism that can move it is not attached to anything. Ex. Humans, Rats, Sharks, birds, sea urchin. |
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| An organism that is composed of only one cell. Cannot see without microscopes. Ex. Euglena, amoeba, yeast, bacteria, viruses. |
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| An organism that is made of two or more cells together. All plants and animals that you can see with your eye. Ex. cats, slugs, humans, mice. |
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| An organism that can maintain a certain body temerature all year round. Only birds and mammals. Warm blooded. Ex. Humans: 98.6, Rats: 100.0, Hummingbirds:105.0. |
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| An organism that can not maintain a certain body temerature. Their temperature changes with the environment. Need the sun to warm/cool body.Cold blooded. Ex. Worms, slugs, snakes, fish, lizards. |
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| Advantages to being Endothermic |
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| Maintain same body temerature- not dependent on environment to heat/cool body. Can move quickly without having to be warmed by sun. |
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| Disadvantages to being Endothermic |
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| Takes a lot of energy to maintain body temerature. Have to eat a lot of food to maintain body temerature. |
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| Advantages to being Ectothermic |
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| Can warm/cool body using sun/shade saves energy. Do not have to eat often- once a week becasue energy saved from not maintaning body heat. |
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| Disadvantages to being Ectothermic |
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| Dependent on the environment to heat,cool body. Often have to hibernate or estivate due to the environment. Cannot move fast without warming body in the sun. |
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| An animal that has a backbone, amphibians and fish. Ex. Humans, cats, dogs, and mice. |
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| An animal that does not have a backbone. All protozoans and worms. Ex. Euglena, starfish, coral, and tapeworms. |
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| An orgnaism that can produce it own food by using the sun to convert solar energy into food. All plants and algae, and phtoplankton are autotrophs.All ahve chlorophll. Ex. Euglena, Volvox, moss, azaelas, cypress oak trees, and grass. |
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| An organism that can not produce its own energy from the sun, instead they must eat other organisms for energy. All animals are heterotrophs. Ex. Owl, Humans, rat, monkey, snail, and fish. |
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| A consumer that eats only plants. Ex. Snail, cow, sheep. |
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| A consumer that eats only animals. Ex. Lions, House cat, dog, wolf. |
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| A consumer that eats both plants and animals. Ex. Beras, racoons, humans, pigs. |
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| An organism that breaks down chemicals from wastes and dead organisms and returns important materials to the soil. Ex. Mushrooms, mold, mildew, bacteria. |
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| Filters off of plankton out of the water. Ex. Sponges, oyster, corals, marine worm. |
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| Eats anything dead or alive. Racoon, buzzard, fox, and opossum. |
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| An organism that has a fluid filled body. Their skelton is made of water(liquids). They have very soft bodies. Ex. Sponge, Earthworm, tapeworm, sea anemone, slug, jellyfish. |
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| An organism that has a skelton on the outside of its body. Ex. Crab, Lobster, crawfish, Shrimp, beetle, ant, oyster, mussel, snail. |
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| An organism that has a skelton on the inside of its body. Ex. Humans, horse, dog, cow, snake, lizards, frog. |
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| An organism that has an equal left and right hand side- you can split it down the middle and the two sides are mirror images. Usually are fast. Ex. Humans, Dogs, horses, beetle, lizard, cow, snake, slug, fish, shark, some sponges. |
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| An organism that has a center disk and all body parts radiate from center. many are sessile. Ex Starfish, sea anemone, sea urchin, jellyfish, some sponges. |
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| An organism that has a circular or round shape. Usually slow moving. Ex. Diatom, yeast, cactus, radiolarians. |
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| An organism that does not have any symmetry it is irregular shaped. Usually slow moving or sessile. Ex Amoebas, fiddler crabs, some corals, flounder, some sponges. |
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| An organism that has a body that is divided into repeated sections. Advantage you can live if you get cut into pieces. Ex. Earthworm, leech, tapeworm, crab, shrimp, lobster, beetle, millipede. |
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| An organism that does not have a body divided into sections. Ex Humans, dogs, rats, horses, snails, slugs, snakes. |
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| Vertebrates- Side with backbone. Invertebrates- Top side or side opposite of mouth(aboral). |
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| Vertebrates- Side with abdomen. Invertebrates- Undeside or side with the mouth(Oral). |
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| End of body with head and or sensory organs. |
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| Only refers to auatic animals with tails. tail is the caudal end. |
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| When an organism blends into it's environment. very hard to see. This is to hide from predators and catch prey.Ex. Rattlesnakes, sharks, flounder, lizards, chamelons. |
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| When an dangerous animal has a color or color combination that siganls danger. In nature these are bright colors or combinations; black and white, black and yellow, black and red, black and orange. Ex. Black Widow, panda bear, tiger, monarch butterfly, coral snake. |
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| When an non dangerous animal copies the coloration of an dangerous animal or when an animal tries to fool predators with optional illusions. Ex. Eye Spots on moth's wings, penguin, king snake, painted lady butterfly. |
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| An organism with both male and female sex organs. This is usually found in sessile or slow moving organisms becasue they don't easily find a mate. Instead they release egg or sperm cells into the air or water and fertilize the eggs of another individual. They cannot fertilize their own eggs. Ex. Earthworms, sponges, coral, tapeworms, starfish, many plants. |
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| Asexual reproduction in which an organism forms a bulge on its side the bulge grwons then pinches off to form a new adult. Ex. yeast, sponges, sea anemone, hydra. |
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| Asexual reproduction in which a piece of an organism breaks off and the piece forms into a new adult. Ex. Starfish, sponges, tapeworms, planarian. |
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| Asexual reproduction in which a single celled organism splits into two new adults. Ex. Amoeba, paramerium, Euglena, viruses, bacteria. |
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| Not reproduction; when an organsim can grow back a missing body part. Ex. Lizard growing back tail, starfish growning back arm, crab growning back claw. |
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| When the egg is fertilized inside the females body. Ex. Humans, Lions, snakes, chickens. |
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| When the egg is fertilized outside the females body. The females lay the eggs and then the male fertlilizes them outside her body. Ex. Bass, catfish, frogs, salmon, salamanders. |
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| A behavior that is inherited you automatically know how to do it. You do not learn the behavior. Ex. migration, hibernation, mating, eating, making babbling noises, walking, crying. |
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| A behavior that is taught to an organism you are not born knowing how to do it. Ex. Washing your food, table manners, raising your hand before talking, learning a language, playing a sport. |
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| When an animal goes into hiding and slows downs it bodily functions during the summer. This happens when it is extremly hot and it is difficult to find food or easy to get over heated/dry out. Ex. Frogs bury themselves in mud during a drought; after rain they come back out. Desert Squirrels & mice estivate during the summer months. |
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| When an animal goes into hiding and slows down its bodily functions during the winter. This happens when it is extremely cold and it is difficult to find food. Ex. polar bears, grizzly bears, squirrels, grasshoppers, snakes, frogs. |
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| When animals travel long distances to find food, find a mate, or to have a offspring. Ex. Ducks, geese, whales, salmon, hummingbirds. |
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| Long term(monthly or yearly) innate, natural cycles. Ex. estivation, migratio, hibernation, child bearing years, menopause. |
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| A short term or daily natural cycle.Ex. Hunger cycle, sleep cycle, daily moods. |
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| Blood is not conatined in blood vessels blood just flows, through the body and organs. Ex. Jellyfish, tapeworms, sponges, most insects. |
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| Closed Circulatory System |
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| Blood is conatined in blood vessels. Ex. Humans, earthworms, dogs, cats. |
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| Outer most body layer.(skin). |
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| Middle body layer (muscles and fat) |
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| Inner most body layer (internal organs) |
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| Organisms that are active at night; sleep during the day. Ex. Owls, mice, bats, rabbits, hamsters, cats, deer, snakes. |
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| Organisms that are active during the day;sleep at night. Ex. Humans, dogs, bluebirds, cows, squirrels. |
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| An area wher an organism lives , hunts, breeds, and raises their young. |
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| They will protect their territory by: |
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| Making noises, body language, fighting, marking their territory with pheromones. |
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| Using your body to show emotions.Ex.Showing teeth, wagging tail. |
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| Barking, growling, howling, purring, grunting |
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| Marking their territory with pheromones |
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| smells.Ex.urine, feces, musk, antler marks, claw marks. |
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| Dances, moving antenna,etc. |
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| Chemically produced odors(smells)that an organism can produce. |
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| Four Main Functions of Pheromones |
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| Attract a mate-use must to attract others; Scare a predator-Use body odor to scare; Mark their territory-Urinate around territory; Signal danger-odor to relay fear/danger. |
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| Advantages of living in a group |
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| Safer,numbers protect each other,can warn group of predators,hunt together,find mates easy,protectyoung. |
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| Disadvantages of living in a group |
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| Have to share food,compete for mates, diseases spread,attracts predators. |
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