Animal Vocabulary

All organisms of the same species living together in the same area make up a/an

Animals whose body parts are arranged around a center point show this type of symmetry.

The seasonal movement of animals to find food is 

These mammals carry their offspring in a pouch.

Circulatory system in which blood moves through vessels  into open spaces in the body.

A tick living on a puppy sucking its blood is an example of

Period of inactivity during warm dry months.

Relationship where one speci.es lives on or in another hurting them.

The pig likes to eat both plants and animals, so it is a/an

Toxic fluid injected by an animal.

Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is not harmed or helped.

What type of symmetry does this picture show?

Any marking or color that helps an animal hide.

A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.

Any characteristic that makes an organism better suited to its environment.

All the populations living in an area as well as the nonliving parts.

A tree is a good example of a/an

If an animal does not have a backbone it is called a/an

Animals that produce both sperm and egg in the same body.

Organisms that can not make their own food are called

Tiny bits of decaying matter such as leaf litter is called

Organisms that have a body temperature that changes with their surroundings.

Chemicals given off by some animals.

Any adaptation in which one organism closely resembles another in appearance or behavior.

Symbiosis is

Period of inactivity during cold months.

Animals with a backbone

A process in which many insects change their body forms to become adults.

If an organism shows no symmetry it is

Structures of arthropods such as wings, jointed legs, or antennae.

Animals like millipedes that eat tiny bits of decaying leaf litter.

Circulatory system in which blood moves through the body in vessels like arteries and veins.

These are mammals that lay leathery eggs.

Organisms that maintain a constant body temperature.

Organisms that eat only meat.

Which of the following is NOT part of an organisms niche?