Life Cycles
make more of their own kind
reproduce
characteristic of a living thing
trait
traits gained from the environment
acquired traits
differences between individuals of the same type of organism
variations
extinct
traits passed down from parents to offspring
inherited traits
DAILY DOUBLE
Acquired traits can come from __________ or __________.
diet or weather
survive and mate
a series of changes a living thing goes through during its lifetime
life cycle
True or False?
Inherited traits can be both how something looks and how it functions.
True
an acquired trait of a flamingo
color
DAILY DOUBLE
___________ birds are duller in color to protect them from predators.
leaf shape structures on their bodies
the first stage in the life cycle of a jalapeno pepper plant
seed
Shape and color are inherited traits of ____________.
potatoes
diet
___________ helps attract birds to each other.
The stages in the life cycle of a ______________ are egg, larva, pupa, adult.
ladybug
The __________ of a bird's beak is an inherited trait.
shape
_________ can change the shape of a tree.
Wind
___________ birds are duller in color to protect them from predators.
Female