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Characteristics that have been passed on by parents, grandparents, etc. These traits can often help certain organisms survive easier. i.e. thick polar bear fur, different types of teeth, etc.

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A specific inherited characteristic?

== == The meaning of an inherited characteristic has to do with evolution. it is a trait that has been passed down from other generations to better your survival. It increases your "fitness", or the physical and behavhioral traits that enable an organism to survive.


Is adaptation a characteristic?

Yes it's an inherited characteristic that helps an organism reproduce and survive within a particular environment.


What is an inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival.?

Adaptation c==3


What is a characteristic that can be inherited?

such a characteristic that can be inherited is a child inheriting a parent's looks.


An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a?

An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called an adaptation. Adaptations help organisms better suit their environment and increase their chances of survival and reproduction.


What is the characteristic that is inherited?

is the DNA


Is the colour of a chicken egg an environmental or an inherited characteristic?

inherited


What is another name name for an inherited characteristic?

INHERITED CHARACTERISTICS


Is a bird's beak an inherited characteristic or an acquired characteristic?

it is inherited because they cant change it a acquired trait is like if you have allot of muscles or not


Which is not a characteristic of imprinting It is inherited. It cannot be changed. The mother must be present. It is a survival behavior.?

The characteristic that is not true of imprinting is that "the mother must be present." Imprinting typically occurs during a sensitive period shortly after birth or hatching, and it can happen with any object or figure that the young animal encounters, not just its biological mother. Other options, like being inherited, unchangeable, and a survival behavior, are accurate descriptions of imprinting.


An adaptation is an inherited characteristics that can be?

An adaptation is an inherited characteristic that enhances an organism's chances of survival and reproduction in a specific environment. It allows the organism to better fit its environment and improve its chances of passing on its genes to the next generation.


What are any inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival called?

Adaptation."Darwin argued that fitness arises through a process called adaptation. Successful adaptations enable organisms to become better suited to their environment, better able to survive and reproduce. Darwin also used the word adaptation to describe any inherited characteristic that increases an animal's or plant's fitness for survival."-Prentice Hall Biology Text book.