1. ASPEN’S SCIENCE PROJECT By: Aspen Steele Mrs. Cody’s 5 th grade class

2. Dominant trait 1.The strong form of a trait 2.A trait that appears even if an organism has only one factor for the trait

3. Environment All living and non-living things that surround and affect an organism

4. Gene The part of a chromosome that contains the DNA code for an inherited trait.

5. Inherited trait A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

6. Instinct A behavior that animals are born with and do automatically

7. Learned behavior A behavior that an animal acquires through experience.

8. Recessive trait: a trait that appears in an organism that has two factors for the trait. It is the weaker trait.

9. Hope you enjoyed learning about these interesting definitions !!!!