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SCIENCE Unit 2 Ch1

U2Ch1

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organism a living thing such as a plant or an animal
trait a characteristic of an organism (for example fur color, number of legs, or body shape)
physical trait a feature we can observe or describe such as fur color, eye color, body size, beak shape, number of legs or tail length
observe carefully notice and describe using your senses or scientific source
variation differences in traits among organisms including members of the same species
species a group of the same kind of organism; members of one species may still have different traits
offspring the young of living thing. Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to offspring
inherited trait a characteristic passed from a parent to its offspring. Animals generally inherit genetic information from both parents so an offspring may resemble each parent in different ways
genes carry inherited instructions that help determine an organisms traits. Genes are found in cells and are passed from parents to offspring. Genes influence traits such as a natural coat color, eye color and body features
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