Vocabulary Science Heredity 5th Grade

A living thing (plant or animal)

• organism

• trait

• behavior

• offspring

A characteristic of an organism

• behavior

• offspring

• organism

• trait

A characteristic that is passed down from parents to their offspring

• organism

• offspring

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

New organisms that come from parent organisms

• offspring

• organism

• inherited traits

• learned behavior

Something an organism does

• behavior

• trait

• organism

• offspring

A behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• offspring

• trait

A behavior that is inborn (animal swimming, baby crying)

• inherited trait

• instinctive behavior

• offspring

• learned behavior

Making more organisms of the same kind

• inherited trait

• reproduction

• learned behavior

• instinctive behavior

A group of organisms of the same kind that can produce offspring like themselves

• species

• learned behavior

• reproduction

• inherited trait

The color of your hair, skin, eyes and nose shape is a learned behavior?

• True

• False