Characteristics of Living Things

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Trait

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A trait or feature of a living thing that can be observed or measured.

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Inherited Trait

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A type of trait that a living thing is born with and gets from its parent(s).

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Acquired trait

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A type of trait that a living thing develops over time.

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Behavior

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A way in which a living thing acts or responds to its surroundings.

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Instinctual behavior

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A type of behavior an organism does not have to be taught and can do so from birth.

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Learned behavior

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A type of behavior that an animal develops after it was born and during its lifetime.

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Classification

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The process of grouping things together according to their features or characteristics.

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Vertebrate

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An organism with a backbone.

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Invertebrate

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An organism without a backbone.

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Fish

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A cold-blooded animal that has scales, fins, and lives in the water, breathing through gills.