vocab 1
a quality of a living thing
Trait
the conditions surrounding a living thing that affects its life
Environment
to have something passed on from parent to offspring
Inherit
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed
Parasitism
Something stored in the brain
memories
being similar to something else but different in some ways
variation
A trait that is picked up from experience or practice
Learned behavior
The form of an inherited trait that masks the other form of the same trait
Dominant
When a species has died out completely
Extinct
A thick bundle of nerves inside the spine
Spinal Cord
The act of continuing to exist or live
survival
any remains or imprints
Fossils
the process by which living things produce offspring's
Reproduction
A symbiotic relationship that benefits one organism without harming the other
Commensalism
The set of organs that uses information from the senses to control all body systems
Nervous System
a relationship between two or more kinds of organisms that last over time.
Symbiosis
The information that supports an idea
evidence
the form of a trait that is hidden or masked in the hybrid generation
Recessive
When a species is in danger of becoming extinct
Endangered
An action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something.
Reflex
The origin or background of something
Ancestry
A small fossil that typically can be studied with a microscope
Microfossil
A Symbiotic relationship that benefits both organisms
Mutualism
An inherited behavior one that is not learned but is done automatically
Instinct
A nerve that is not part of the central nervous and receives sensory information from cells in the body
Peripheral Nerve