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10 Cards in this Set
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Life Cycle
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The stages that a living thing passes through as it grows and changes. |
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Mitosis
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The process by which most cells divide. |
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Chromosome
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A threadlike structure in the nucleus, made up of DNA. |
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Inherited Trait
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A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring. |
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Dominant Trait |
A trait that appears even if an organism has only one factor for the trait. |
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Recessive Trait |
A trait that appears only if an organism has two factors for the trait. |
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Gene
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The part of a chromosome that contains the DNA code for an inherited trait. |
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Instinct |
A behavior that an organism inherits. |
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Learned Behavior
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A behavior that an animal acquires through experience. |
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Environment |
All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism. |
