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Animal Needs
animal needs Week 22
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6th Grade
10/03/2006

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basic needs
Definition
"the survival requirements that all animals have, including food, water, oxygen, and a habitat that provides space to grow, shelter and protection from changes in temperature"
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oxygen
Definition
a gas contained in the atmosphere and dissolved in the water which is vital to all animals
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lungs
Definition
the organs used by land animals to obtain the oxygen contained in the air
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gills
Definition
the organs the fish use to breathe the oxygen in water
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habitat
Definition
"a specific environment in which an animal naturally lives. Includes factors such as temperature, climate, light and the presense of food"
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shelter
Definition
a place that protects animals from predators and from changes in the environment
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competition
Definition
the active demand of two or more animals for limited resources within a shared habitat
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curator
Definition
"someone in charge of a zoo, museum, aquarium or other place with exhibits"
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animal husbandry
Definition
the protection and breeding of animals taking care to provide all basic needs in an appropriate environment ( ex: an aquarium for a fish)
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warm blooded
Definition
a term describing animals that maintain a nearly constant body temperature
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cold blooded
Definition
a term describing animals that cannot internally regulate
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hibernation
Definition
"the dormat or sleeping state that some animals go into in response to extreme cold temperatures. During this period, the animal lowers its body temperature in order to survive"
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migration
Definition
the act of traveling from one location to another which can better satisfy an animal's needs in response to unfavorable temperature of food supply
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estivation
Definition
"a response to extreme heat or dryness, by which some animals go into a temporary sleeping state by burying themselves or sealing off their shells"
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adaptation
Definition
changes in an animal's body structure or behavior that occur over long periods of time that make the animal move fit for living in its environment.
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