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10 Cards in this Set
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trait
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form of a characteristic that not all organisms have in common
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heredity
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process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring
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gene
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a basic unit of heredity. They are the INSTRUCTIONS for how a living thing will grow and develop
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Where do your genes come from?
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mom and dad
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Inherited Traits
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Eye color, hair color, the shape of the nose, and the shape of the lips
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nurture
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is everything in your life
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Life Cycle
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is all the stages a living thing goes through, from the beginning of one generation to the next.
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Direct development
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a kind of growth in which an organism gets larger but doesn't go through other changes
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metamorphosis
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major changes in the body form of an animal during its life cycle
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4 stages of METAMORPHOSIS
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Insect lays fertilized eggs
Larva Pupa Adult |
