| A | B |
|---|
| complete metamorphosis | egg, larva, pupa, adult |
| incomplete metamorphosis | egg, nymph, adult |
| behavior | responses exhibited by animals |
| regeneration | a form of asexual reproduction in which whole new individuals develop from small pieces of the original organism or it may be the regrowth of missing body parts |
| camouflage | an adaptation that allows an animal to hide by blending into its surroundings |
| digestion | the breaking down of food |
| consumer | an organism that that must eat other organisms in order to obtain energy |
| metabolism | the total of all chemical changes within an organism |
| fertilization | occurs when sperm and egg unite |
| cellular respiration | occurs inside cells when oxygen combines with digested food to release energy |
| radial symmetry | parts organized around a central point |
| adaptation | any characteristic that increases the chances of an organism to survive |
| endoskeleton | a support system within an animal's body |
| vertebrates | animals with a backbone |
| exoskeleton | a support system outside the animals body |
| structural adaptations | specific characteristic of the animal's body that enables the organism to survive in its environment |
| behavioral adaptation | set of responses an organism exhibits in its environment |
| invertebrate | animals without a backbone |
| bilateral symmetry | an organism with distinct right and left sides |
| asymmetrical | an animal without any recognizable body plan |
| metamorphosis | changes in form that organisms undergo in their life cycles |
