SAVVAS Ch 4 Les 5 Plant and Animal Inherited Characteristics

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What did Gregor Mendel notice about his pea plants?

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Pea plants had different characteristics

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What are characteristics?

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The qualities an organism has

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What characteristic helps the prickly pear cactus survive in a dry environment?

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Waxy coating on pads

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How is a zebra's pattern like a fingerprint?

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It is unique to each zebra

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List three characteristics that the peacock flounder inherited.

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Two eyes on one side, ability to change color, ability to hide

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Characteristic inherited from parents: Dislike chocolate, Love pickles, Favorite color, Tall height

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Tall height

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How did giraffes' necks get so long?

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By inheriting longer and stronger necks

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How does the dark moths' coloring give them an advantage over light-colored moths?

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It helps them blend in better against the trees.

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What is one characteristic that might give a hawk an advantage over other hawks?

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Sharp eyesight

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Why do offspring usually look like their parents?

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Because they inherit characteristics from their parents