Chapter 2 Science Vocabulary

Front

To arrange things into groups by their similarities is called ________.

Back

classify

Front

The position of an animal’s body parts around a point or central line is called ________.

Back

symmetry

Front

An animal with a backbone is called a ________.

Back

vertebrate

Front

An animal without a backbone is called a ________.

Back

invertebrate

Front

An organism that consumes only plants is called a ________.

Back

herbivore

Front

An organism that consumes only other animals is called a ________.

Back

carnivore

Front

An organism that consumes plants and animals is called an ________.

Back

omnivore

Front

Anything that causes an organism to react is called a ________.

Back

stimulus

Front

A place where an animal lives, finds its food, and is sheltered is called a ________.

Back

habitat

Front

A living thing in a habitat is called a ________.

Back

biotic factor