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Science Vocabulary
Test Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trait | a characteristic of a species |
| inherited | trait from parent |
| inherited trait | a characteristic passed by a parent to offspring |
| learned behavior | a trait that an organism learns during its lifetime |
| survive | to stay alive |
| environment | all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism |
| life cycle | a series of changes in the life of an organism |
| life span | the typical amount of time that members of a species live; from birth to death |
| camouflage | blending into the environment |
| offspring | when a species makes more members of its own species |
| metamorphosis | a large change in body shape that happens during the animal's life cycle |
| larva | the second stage in the life cycle of the butterfly; it is worm-like |
| pupa | the third stage in the life cycle of a butterfly. It does not eat or move |