2023 - 2024 Muddy Sneakers Expedition Guide
The 2023 - 2024 Muddy Sneakers Expedition Guide offers and overview of each expedition available this school year. For each topic, you'll find information about what to expect including sample activities, NC Essential Science Standard correlation, and vocabulary terms.
The 2023 - 2024 Muddy Sneakers Expedition Guide offers and overview of each expedition available this school year. For each topic, you'll find information about what to expect including sample activities, NC Essential Science Standard correlation, and vocabulary terms.
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INHERITANCE & ADAPTATION<br />
VOCABULARY<br />
Acquired trait<br />
Adaptation<br />
A characteristic that an organism gets during its lifetime<br />
A trait that helps an organism live within its habitat or find<br />
mating partners<br />
Community<br />
All of the populations of different species living in the<br />
same place<br />
Inherited trait<br />
A characteristic that an organism gets from its parents or<br />
ancestors<br />
Learned behavior<br />
Organism<br />
Population<br />
A skill that an animal develops during its lifetime. A<br />
learned behavior is a type of acquired trait.<br />
One individual living thing<br />
A group of organisms of the same species, living in the<br />
same place<br />
Species<br />
A particular type of organism; members of the same<br />
species share certain traits and are able to interbreed<br />
Trait<br />
A physical characteristic or a behavior of an organism<br />
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INHERITANCE & ADAPTATION