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IT and LB Vocabulary
Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors
Term | Definition |
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traits | features of an organism which can be used to help describe the organism |
inherited traits | characteristics of an organism passed down from parent to offspring |
offspring | new organisms produced by reproduction of parent organisms |
cloven hooves | a hard animal hoof which is split into two toes |
aquatic animals | animals that live in the water most or all of the time |
webbed feet | feet with skin connecting the toes |
adaption | a change an organisms undergoes in order to survive |
learned behaviors | behaviors that are learned through experience |
hibernation | a state of deep sleep |
migration | the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another |
dormancy | a period of the life of an organism when growth and development temporarily stops |
instinctive behaviors | behaviors that you are born with and did not have to learn |