Animal Insticts

An animal's natural response to a stimulus; an inherited behavior.

• Instinct

• Reflex

• Behavior

• Adaptation

An automatic response, that animals do not have control over.

• Instinct

• Reflex

• Behavior

• Adaptation

All of the actions and reactions of an animal

• Instinct

• Reflex

• Adaptation

• Behavior

Actions and reactions animals acquire through observation or repetition.

• Behavior

• Learned Behavior

• Adaptation

• Reflex

The process by which the characteristics of a species change over many generations in response to the environment.

• Adaptation

• Reflex

• Instinct

• Learned Behavior

A trait that is learned or developed over time.

• Behavior

• Learned Behavior

• Acquired Trait

• Inherited Trait

A trait that is passed down from parent to offspring.

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

• Leaned Behavior

• Taught Behavior

The passing of traits from parent to offspring.

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Biology

• Chemistry

The basic unit of heredity in a living organism; a segment of DNA or RNA.

• Trait

• Inheritance

• Gene

• Appearance

A characteristic or property of an organism.

• Gene

• Trait

• Inheritance

• Ability