Baker Animal Senses Vocabulary

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Five ways a living thing can experience the world.

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They are touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. These are known as senses.

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Knowledge or facts that come from a source.

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This is called information.

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The external, visible part of the ear.

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This part is called the pinna.

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Relationship between components in a system.

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This is referred to as interaction.

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The exchange of messages, information, or ideas.

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This process is known as communication.

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What do we call the ability to detect changes in the environment?

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This ability is known as sensing.

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What is the term for a living thing that can make its own food?

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This is called an autotroph.

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What do we call animals that cannot make their own food?

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These animals are known as heterotrophs.

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What is the term for the place where an animal lives?

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This is called a habitat.

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What do we call the process by which animals adapt to their environment?

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This process is known as adaptation.