Adaptations

Structures or behaviors that help an
organism survive in its surroundings

• adaptations
• inherited traits
• learned behaviors
• structural behaviors

Something that an organism does or the
way that an organism behaves or reacts

• traits
• structures
• behavior
• functions

The “job” that a body part does in an
organism

• function
• trait
• logical
• structure

New organisms that come from parent
organisms

• adaptations
• offspring
• behaviors
• function

Things that an organism knows or senses
without having to be taught

• structural behaviors
• structural adaptations
• instincts
• non-instinctive behaviors

Characteristics of an organism

• adaptations
• traits
• functions
• instincts

Behaviors that an animal develops by
observing other animals or by being
taught

• learned behaviors
• structural behaviors
• inherited behaviors
• no behaviors

Characteristics that are passed from
parents to their offspring

• broken leg
• structures
• behaviors
• inherited traits

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?

• flowers with bright colors
• sharp thorns
• small seeds
• deep roots

What is a characteristic, or feature of a plant or animal called?

• trait
• survive
• adaptation
• reproduce