2. Chapter 14 Animals and Behavior

3. An animal with a skull and a backbone; examples include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish Click for Term

4. Vertebrate An animal with a skull and a backbone; examples include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish Click for Term

5. An animal without a backbone Click for Term

6. Invertebrate An animal without a backbone Click for Term

7. An organism in the earliest stage of development Click for Term

8. Embryo An organism in the earliest stage of development Click for Term

9. A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific job in the body Click for Term

10. Tissue A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific job in the body Click for Term

11. A combination of two or more tissues that work together to perform a specific function in the body Click for Term

12. Organ A combination of two or more tissues that work together to perform a specific function in the body Click for Term

13. Organisms that eat producers or other organisms for energy Click for Term

14. Consumer Organisms that eat producers or other organisms for energy Click for Term

15. An animal that eats other animals Click for Term

16. Predator An animal that eats other animals Click for Term

17. An organism that is eaten by another organism Click for Term

18. Prey An organism that is eaten by another organism Click for Term

19. A behavior that is influenced by genesa and does not depend on learning or experiences Click for Term

20. Innate Behavior A behavior that is influenced by genesa and does not depend on learning or experiences Click for Term

21. A behavior that has been learned from experience or observation Click for Term

22. Learned Behavior A behavior that has been learned from experience or observation Click for Term

23. A period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter; allows them to survive on stored body fat Click for Term

24. Hibernation A period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter; allows them to survive on stored body fat Click for Term

25. A period of reduced activity that some animals experience in the summer Click for Term

26. Estivation A period of reduced activity that some animals experience in the summer Click for Term

27. An internal control of natural cycles Click for Term

28. Biological Clock An internal control of natural cycles Click for Term

29. Daily cycle Click for Term

30. Circadian Rhythm Daily cycle Click for Term

31. The interaction between two animals of the same species Click for Term

32. Social behavior The interaction between two animals of the same species Click for Term

33. A transfer of a signal from one animal to another that results in some type of response Click for Term

34. Communication A transfer of a signal from one animal to another that results in some type of response Click for Term

35. An area occupied by one animal or group of animals from which other members of the species are excluded Click for Term

36. Territory An area occupied by one animal or group of animals from which other members of the species are excluded Click for Term

37. A chemical produced by animals for communication Click for Term

38. Pheromone A chemical produced by animals for communication Click for Term