Scientists call the path that electricity takes an electric circuit. Electric circuits are used to carry electricity to places where we can use it. At home, at school, in factories or anywhere that relies on electricity. The electricity is carried to where it is needed by wires.
trait. A characteristic or condition that is determined by one's genes. The color of an animal's coat and the shape of a plant's leaves are physical traits.
1 Trait: a characteristic of an organism that can be the result of genes and/or influenced by the environment. 2  Traits can be physical like hair color or the shape and size of a plant leaf.3  Traits can also be behaviors such as nest building behavior in birds. Phenotypic trait... 2  more. 3  Trait: a characteristic of an organism that can be the result of genes and/or influenced by the environment. 4  Traits can be physical like hair color or the shape and size of a plant leaf.