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4th Grade Sci U 10
Investigating Structure and Behavior of Organisms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Camouflage | coloration of an organism that is designed to deceive other organisms or to hep it hide from predators |
| Characteristic | a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe |
| Function | what something is used for |
| Inherited trait | characteristics that are determined by an organism's genetics and passed from parent to offspring |
| Learned Behavior | behaviors that are acquired by an organism's interactions with its environment and / or parents |
| Mimicry | a superficial resemblance of one organism to another or to another object in nature |
| Offspring | a living organism that is made when a plant or animal reporduces |
| Structure | a body part that does a certain "job" for an organism |
| Survive | to continue to live or exist |
| Behavior | anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation |
| Traits | a characteristic or quality that makes an organism different from others |