4th Grade Life Science

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What is an inherited trait?

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An inherited trait is a characteristic that is passed down from parents to their offspring, like eye color or hair type.

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What is NOT an inherited trait of humans?

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Favorite type of music is not an inherited trait.

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What are pollinators?

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Pollinators are animals that help plants reproduce by spreading pollen, like bees and butterflies.

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What is metamorphosis?

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Metamorphosis is the process by which some animals change their form during their life cycle, like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly.

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What are the stages of complete metamorphosis?

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The stages are egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

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What is germination?

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Germination is the process of a seed sprouting and beginning to grow.

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What is the larva stage?

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The larva stage is when an insect hatches from an egg and looks very different from the adult.

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What is the pupa stage?

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The pupa stage is when an insect is in a cocoon or chrysalis and is changing into its adult form.

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What is heredity?

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Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to their children.

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What is an example of a trait that is inherited?

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Freckles are an example of an inherited trait.