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Adaptations
Unit 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inherited Physical Trait | Characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring (eye color, hair color, etc.) |
| Acquired Physical Trait | Characteristic that an animal or plant has that it was not born with |
| Learned Behavior | Behavior that an animal learns throughout life (dog fetching, writing, climbing trees) |
| Inherited Behavior | Behavior an animal is born with- an Instinct |
| Offspring | Children or descendants of a parent |
| Diurnal | Active most often in the daytime |
| Nocturnal | Active most often in the nightime |
| Structure | How the parts are put together |
| Function | Use or purpose of something |
| Reproduction | Process of an organism producing more of its own kind |
| Trait | Characteristic or quality that an organism has |
| Heredity | The way that traits are passed from parent to offspring |
| Symbiotic | Interdependence of 2 organisms-they need each other for survival |
| Impact | Effect of something on something else |
| Carrying Capacity | The maximum number of individuals of a given species that an area's resources can sustain without significantly depleting those resources |