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Ch. 5 voc science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquired trait | a characteristic that an organism DEVELOPS DUE TO IS ENVIRONMENT |
| inherited trait | a trait that can be PASSED FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING |
| offspring | the child or young of a particular human, animal or plant |
| organism | a living thing |
| behavioral trait | how living things act |
| instinct | a behavior that an animal does not have to learn |
| consumer | an animal that CANNOT MAKE ITS OWN FOOD |
| decomposer | an organism that BREAKS DOWN DEAD PLANT AND ANIMAL MATERIAL |
| predator | an animal that hunts other animals for food |
| prey | and animal that is eaten by other animals |
| producer | an organism that uses energy from the sun to make its own food |
| invasive species | a type of plant or animal species that is NOT NATIVE TO THE ECOSYSTEM AND TAKES OVER IN SOME WAY |
| pollution | any harmful substance that affects Earth's land, air, or water. |