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animals and ecology

AB
EndoskeletonSkeleton inside
AnteriorHead side of an animal
PosteriorButt side of an animal
VentralBellyside of an animal
DorsalBack side of an animal
AnnelidSegmented worm, first organism to have a closed circulatory system
AmphibianLike frogs, need to live in water as baby breath air as adult. Eggs are laid in water
PrimatesMonkeys and humans , they have opposable thumbs that allows them to use tools
MammalsHumans, whales dogs- have hair feed young milk, take care of young, young born alive, internal fertilization, internal development
Bilateral symmetryHumans- can cut into 2 equal halves
SessileAn animal that does not move
RespireAnimal breathing
VertebratesAnimals that have a backbone
InvertebrateAnimals that do not have a backbone
BlastulaHollow ball of cells formed during animal development
GastrulaCells start to indent during animal development, when cells start to specialize
Placental animalsHumans- animals that develop in womb use placenta for nourishment
MarsupialKangaroo – baby develops in a pouch
AsymmetricalNo balance ( blob) amoeba
Radial symmetryLike starfish cut it along any plane into 2 equal halves
ExoskeletonSkeleton on the outside – crab
SymbiosisOrganism living together
Mutualistic relationshipBoth organisms benefit, both happy
CommensalismOne organism benefits other is neither helped nor harmed, 1 happy other doesn’t care
ParasitismOn organism lives off another causing harm to the second organism – 1 happy other is sick or dead
PopulationGroup of same species living in the same place that can breed and that competing for resources
CommunityMade of several population
EcosystemMade up of several populations
HabitatWhere an organism lives
NicheAn organisms job
CarnivoresEat only meat
OmnivoreEats both plants and meat
ScavengerEats dead organisms
DecomposersBreak down dead matter
HerbivoreEats only plants
EcologyInteractions between organism and their environment
BiospherePart of earth that supports live
BioticLiving factors of an environment
AbioticNon living factor s of an environment ( air temperature)



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