Unit 2 Chapter 2 Flashcards
Data
Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
Inherit
To get something that is passed down
Investigate
To try to learn more about something
Observe
To use any of your five senses to gather information about something
Offspring
Living thing that comes from parents
Reproduct
To make offspring
Organism
A living thing such as a plant or animal
Pattern
Something that we observe over and over again
Species
A group of organisms that are closely related to each other
Trait
Anything you can observe about an organism, including the way it looks size and color or acts
Variation
Differences
Genes
Instructions for making a living thing that our cells and passed from parent to offspring
Evidence
Information that supports an answer to a question
Explanation
A description of how something works or why something happens