Organisms and Their Traits TN 5th Grade Science

Front

What are behaviors that come naturally and do not have to be taught called?

Back

Instincts

Front

What is a characteristic that appears when the offspring receives a factor from one or both parents?

Back

Dominant trait

Front

What is a characteristic that appears only when the offspring receives a factor from both parents?

Back

Recessive trait

Front

What is the term for a section of a DNA molecule that carries information for traits such as hair and eye color?

Back

Gene

Front

What are some characteristics that plants inherit?

Back

Flower color

Front

What is the term for the observable physical or behavioral characteristics of an organism?

Back

Traits

Front

What is the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring?

Back

Inheritance

Front

What type of trait is expressed even if only one parent contributes it?

Back

Dominant trait

Front

What type of trait is only expressed when both parents contribute it?

Back

Recessive trait

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

Back

Genotype