Share 5th grade vocab review test
Save to Folder
a characteristic an organism gains as a result from the organism's interactions and the environment.
acquired trait
a characteristic that is passed from the parent to the offspring.
inherited trait
what something is used for; it's job or purpose.
function
a part or group of parts of an organism; how it is built.
structure
the surroundings or conditions in which an organism must survive.
environment
an organism that makes its own food (all green plants).
producer
something that is alive or had been alive (plants, animals, humans, bacteria).
organism
the process a plant uses to make its own food.
photosynthesis
a restful state that seeds or plants go through.
dormant
fighting for the same resources in order to survive.
compete
moving a seed away from the parent plant.
disperse
automatic behaviors that are inherited; organisms are born knowing what to do.
instinctual behavior
something an organism is taught to do.
learned behavior
non-living elements of the environment.
abiotic factors
living elements of the environment.
biotic factors
