Life Science Vocabulary Pre-Test

an action an organism does that it was taught or figured out by experiences

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• instinctual behavior

• acquired trait

an action an organism does naturally - they are born knowing how

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• instinctual behavior

• acquired trait

a characteristic passed down from parent to offspring

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• instinctual behavior

• acquired trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

a characteristic that an organism got after birth that is not natural - ex. scar, hair cut

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• instinctual behavior

• acquired trait

a part or a group of parts of an organism - ex. arm, root

• structure

• function

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

what something does, the purpose it is used for

• structure

• function

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

a physical feature of an organism that helps it survive in its environment

• structure

• function

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

an action that an organism performs to help it survive in its surroundings

• structure

• function

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

an organism that uses the energy from the sun to make its own food

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

an organism that eats another organism for energy

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3