Inherited Traits/Learned Behavior Vocabulary

A characteristic that makes one person, animal or thing different from another

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

• trait

• physical trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

• trait

• physical trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime.

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

• trait

• physical trait

Characteristics that are visible to others, such as height, facial structure, hair type, etc...

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

• trait

• physical trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

a behavior that an organism inherits

• heredity

• instinct

• gene

• behavior

• learned behavior

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

a behavior that has been learned from experience

• instinct

• gene

• behavior

• learned behavior

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• inherited trait

• DNA

• heredity

• gene

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

• inherited trait

• DNA

• heredity

• gene

a molecule found in the nucleus of a cell, carried and transfers genetic information.

• heredity

• DNA

• physical traits

• gene

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals

• learned behavior

• instinct

• inherited trait

• behavior

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8