4th Grade M3 Vocabulary Test

a regular pattern of motion that transfers energy across a distance

• wave

• amplitude

• structure

• response

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

-a behavior—often complex—that an animal performs without being taught (e.g., hibernation)

• instinct

• wave

• structure

• learned behavior

-a way organisms receive information about their environments (e.g., sense of smell)

• sense (noun)

• information

• amplitude

• instinct

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

-to detect information about an environment by using external structures containing receptors specialized to receive particular types of information

• vibration

• structure

• sense (verb)

• information

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

-a part of the animal’s body that serves a specific purpose

• structure

• vibration

• learned behavior

• response

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

-the purpose of a structure to help an organism survive, grow, or reproduce

• vibration

• function

• sense

• structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

-a behavior that results from sensing information about an environment

• sense

• response

• wavelength

• instinct

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

-a type of motion that occurs when matter moves quickly back and forth or up and down in place

• structure

• amplitude

• response

• vibration

-a structure that helps an organism gather information about its environment

• sense

• wavelength

• response

• sensory structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

-a substructure in the sensory structure that receives information about an environment and sends it to an animal’s brain

• structure

• amplitude

• sensory receptor

• innate behavior

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8