Module 3 Vocabulary

What is the term for the way an organism acts or responds to its environment?

• Individual

• Behavior

• Trait

• Development

What do we call a single organism?

• Trait

• Behavior

• Individual

• Variation

What are differences in the characteristics of individuals of the same species called?

• Traits

• Unique

• Development

• Birth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which word means "one of a kind"?

• Variation

• Unique

• Inherit

• Death

What term describes differences between individuals in a species?

• Development

• Behavior

• Variation

• Birth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the term for changes in an individual’s characteristics or traits throughout their life?

• Development

• Inherit

• Death

• Unique

What is the beginning of life called?

• Death

• Birth

• Inherit

• Trait

What is the end of life called?

• Birth

• Development

• Death

• Variation

What does it mean to receive traits from one’s parents?

• Unique

• Inherit

• Behavior

• Individual

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is an example of a trait you can inherit?

• Behavior

• Eye color

• Development

• Birth

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4