prevail. (intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others. (intransitive) To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
Q. What is an example of prevalent?
Prevalent sentence example. The custom is prevalent in today’s society. That opinion is prevalent today. Infant deaths were especially prevalent among the very poor.
Q. What does donned mean?
transitive verb. 1 : to put on (an article of clothing) donned his hat and gloves. 2 : to wrap oneself in : take on sense 3a the donning of new and more tyrannous moralities— Edward Sapir.
Q. How do you use the word prevalence?
Prevalence sentence example. The prevalence of sunlight led to a restriction of the windows and exaggeration of wall space. In this way we must explain the great prevalence of the Latin language.
Q. What is an inherited behavior?
Inherited behaviors are behaviors that are passed down genetically. Our genes control things like our hair type and color, our eye color, and our height—but we don’t usually think of them controlling our behavior. These are our inherited behaviors.
Q. What are three acquired traits of a bird?
There are five traits that make a bird a bird.
- Feathers. Feathers are an obvious trait.
- Wings. All birds have wings, but not all birds fly.
- Beaks or Bills. Beaks or bills are another characteristic of birds.
- Laying Eggs. All birds lay eggs.
- Adapted Skeleton.
Q. What are the 5 characteristics of a bird?
5 Major Characteristics of Birds
- Feathers. Feathers are the defining characteristic of Aves, found on every living species of bird and no other class of animal.
- Wings. All birds have wings, although not all birds fly.
- Beak. All birds have beaks, or bills, made of a bony core surrounded by a thin layer of keratin.
- Eggs.
- Skeleton.
Q. What is the difference between an inherited and acquired trait?
Inherited trait : Trait received by offspring from parent. Both physical or behavioral characteristics can be inherited. Acquired trait: Behaviors or that are learned or acquired through interaction with environment and life experiences.
Q. What is an acquired trait?
Acquired Traits An acquired trait is the character developed in an individual as a result of environmental influence. These traits are not coded by the DNA of a living organism and therefore cannot be passed on to future generations.
Q. Is having dimples dominant or recessive?
Dimples—indentations on the cheeks—tend to occur in families, and this trait is assumed to be inherited. Dimples are usually considered a dominant genetic trait, which means that one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause dimples.
