Plants and animals inherited traits

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It is passed on from parents to offspring.

• characteristic

• trait

• inherited

• evidence

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A SINGLE characteristic of a living thing

• evidence

• inherited

• trait

• characteristic

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Hippos and elephants are animals that eat plants. Both have flat teeth because...

• they ate plants since they were young

• live in the same place

• travel to where there are plants

• inherited this trait from their parents

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What would be a trait that a starfish would share with it's offspring?

• eyes

• five arms

• green color

• similar sprouts

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Which trait was passed from the mom to the puppy?

• brown fur

• ears that stick up

• large size

• non of the above

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A parent is

• a single, self-contained living thing

• information that supports an idea

• passed on from parent to offspring

• an adult plant or animal that has offspring or young

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Passed on from parent to offspring means

• variation

• inherited

• group

• evidence

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All the following are examples of inherited traits, except...

• The color of the flower

• The size of the leaf

• The number of leaves

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The young plant always looks like the parent plant?

• True

• False

• Never

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What can you say about a baby plant?

• Looks exactly like its parent plant

• Looks similar to its parents, with some differences

• Looks very different from its parent

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Name all traits a plant can inherit

• Petals

• Stem size

• Color

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18. An example of an inherited trait could be ____.

• long nails

• curly hair

• speaking English

• a scar

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Seven lizards hatch from the same nest. Four have small yellow spots. Three have large yellow spots. Their parents most likely had

• No spots

• Yellow spots

• Red spots

• Yellow stripes