Heredity Vocabulary Review

Front

What is a characteristic that describes the way something looks?

Back

Physical trait

Front

What is a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents through genetic material?

Back

Inherited trait

Front

What is a skill that is learned after birth?

Back

Learned behavior

Front

What is the quality or characteristic of a living thing?

Back

Trait

Front

Who are the male and female parents that provide genetic material to create offspring?

Back

Biological parents

Front

What is the genetic material that carries information in living organisms?

Back

DNA

Front

What is the term for the offspring produced by biological parents?

Back

Offspring

Front

What is a trait that is not inherited but acquired through experience or environment?

Back

Acquired trait

Front

What is the basic unit of heredity that carries information from parents to offspring?

Back

Gene

Front

What is the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring?

Back

Heredity