Genetics Vocabulary

________ are behaviors an organism knows how to do without learning it.

• Instincts

• Habits

• Reflexes

• Learned behaviors

________ refers to an animal's young or a plant's seeds.

• Offspring

• Habitat

• Predator

• Photosynthesis

________ are traits gained from parents through DNA.

• Inherited Traits

• Acquired Skills

• Learned Behaviors

• Environmental Factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

________ is behavior that must be learned.

• Learned behavior

• Inherited behavior

• Instinctive behavior

• Reflex action

________ are traits gained not through DNA.

• Acquired traits

• Inherited traits

• Genetic traits

• Dominant traits

What is the term for 'A group of people who lived at the same time'?

• Generations

• Tribe

• Dynasty

• Colony

What is the term for 'Information gained from others or experience'?

• Learned

• Forgotten

• Ignored

• Invented

Tags

NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1

What is the term for 'To get or earn something'?

• Obtain

• Forget

• Lose

• Ignore

What is the term for 'When traits are passed from parents to a child'?

• Genetics

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

• Metamorphosis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is the term for 'A feature someone has'?

• Characteristics

• Locations

• Activities

• Opinions