Inheritance and Traits Unit 3 Reivew

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What is inheritance?

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Inheritance is the process by which traits and characteristics are passed from parents to their offspring.

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What are traits?

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Traits are characteristics or features of an organism, such as color, size, or shape.

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What is a species?

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A species is a group of organisms that are similar and can reproduce with one another.

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How can the environment affect an organism's traits?

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The environment can change an organism's traits by influencing its growth, behavior, and survival.

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What is a pattern in science?

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A pattern is something we observe to be similar over and over again in nature.

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What is the environment?

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The environment includes all the living and nonliving things in an area.

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What is a variation?

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Variation refers to the differences in traits among individuals of the same species.

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Can animals of the same species have different traits?

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Yes, animals of the same species can have different traits due to genetic variation.

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What is a gene?

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A gene is a unit of heredity that is passed from parents to offspring and determines specific traits.

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What is the role of genes in inheritance?

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Genes carry the information that determines the traits of an organism.

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