Savvas Chapter 3 Vocab. - Growth & Survival

Question 1

the process by which an animal sheds its outer covering;

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molt

Question 2

air holes on the skin of an insect’s body;

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spiracles

Question 3

when a species has no members left that are alive;

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Extinct Species

Question 4

the predictable order of changes in communities after a change occurs;

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succession

Question 5

behavioral adaptations or inherited behaviors that help animals survive;

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instincts

Question 6

a characteristic that allows an organism to survive better in its environment;

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adaptation

Question 7

a random change in the gene;

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mutation

Question 8

a pattern of birth, growth, and death that all animals share;

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life cycle

Question 9

useful changes in the body parts of any animal;

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structural adaptations

Question 10

hard skeletons on the outside of the body;

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exoskeleton

Question 11

the process of an animal changing form during its life cycle;

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metamorphosis

Question 12

hole of the surface of a plant leaf that which gasses pass;

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stomata

Questions 12