Heredity #1
tiny instructions inside an organism's body that determine traits.
What is genetics?
The natural ways that animals of a species behave that are not taught by parents or experience. They are part of what an animal is born with.
What are instincts ?
System that includes the bones that provides structure and protection for the body
What is the Skeletal System?
is a group of people or living things born around the same time.
What is generation?
A behavior that an organism is taught or learned.
What is a learned behavior?
Rigid body tissue that muscles are attached to and provides protection to the organs
What is bone?
is a characteristic that is not inherited and developed during life.
What are Acquired traits?
is a group of living things that are similar and can reproduce together, like dogs, cats, or oak trees.
What are Species?
System that includes the muscles that moves the body
What is the Muscular System?
is a characteristic that is passed down from parents to their offspring, like eye color, hair type, or dimples.
What are Inherited traits?
a particular group of people or animals that live in a place.
What are Populations ?
the children or young of a particular person, animal, or plant.
What are Offsprings?
EOG Question: Which is an example of an inherited trait?
A favorite food
B reading fast
C language
D handedness
What is D handedness ?