Science Vocabulary Chapter 14

Question 1

What is a animal or plant in a early stage of development?

Answer 1

Embryo

Question 2

What is a organism that eats other organisms or organic matter?

Answer 2

Consumer

Question 3

What is a inherited behavior that does not depend on the organisms environment or experience?

Answer 3

Innate Behavior

Question 4

What is a behavior that has been learned from the organisms experience?

Answer 4

Learned Behavior

Question 5

What is a area that is occupied by one animals or group of animals that do not allow members of the species to enter?

Answer 5

Territory

Question 6

What is a period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in winter as protection from cold weather and lack of food?

Answer 6

Hibernation

Question 7

What is a period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in summer as protection from hot weather and lack of food?

Answer 7

Estivation

Question 8

What is a biological daily cycle?

Answer 8

Circadian Rhythm

Question 9

What is interaction between animals of the same species?

Answer 9

Social Behavior

Question 10

What is transfer of signal or message from one animal to another that results in a type of response?

Answer 10

Communication

Question 11

What is a substance that is released from the body and that causes another individual of the same species to react in some predictable way?

Answer 11

Pheromone