L3.3 Inheritance and Traits

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to understand what determines traits in living things?

• It helps us know how animals survive in their habitats.

• It allows us to predict the weather.

• It helps us build better machines.

• It teaches us how to grow plants faster.

Open Ended

How can writing a scientific explanation help us better understand the traits of organisms?

Multiple Choice

Besides inheritance, what is another way organisms can get traits?

• Through learning from their environment

• Only through their parents' genes

• By random chance

• Through migration

Open Ended

Where did the organisms in the book get the traits we read about?

Open Ended

Why isn’t Wolf 44 more like the Bison Valley Pack in hunting style and size?

Open Ended

What does the data about hunting styles tell us about the differences between the Elk Mountain Pack and the Bison Valley Pack?

Multiple Choice

Wolf 44 hunts elk in small groups (up to 4 wolves). Which pack does Wolf 44 hunt like?

• Elk Mountain Pack

• Bison Valley Pack

• Both packs

• Neither pack

Multiple Choice

Why do the students at Graystone Elementary School want to know about Wolf 44's hunting style?

• Because they are studying animal behavior and want to write a scientific explanation.

• Because they want to become hunters themselves.

• Because they are planning a trip to see wolves.

• Because they are interested in becoming veterinarians.

Open Ended

How can our experiences help us explain Wolf 44’s hunting style?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of a scientific explanation?

• It answers a question about how or why something happens.

• It is based on ideas from investigations and text.

• It uses scientific language.

• It is based only on personal opinions.

Open Ended

What might the students be able to observe about the wolves’ hunting styles, and what can’t they observe that you will need to explain?

Open Ended

What steps should you follow when writing a scientific explanation for Wolf 44's hunting style?

Multiple Select

Which factors can influence an animal's hunting style?

• Genetics

• Environment

• Experience

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be a reason for differences in hunting style between Wolf 44 and the Bison Valley Pack?

• Inherited traits from parents

• Environmental factors

• Learning from other wolves

• All of the above

Open Ended

What are some possible scientific explanations for why Wolf 44's hunting style is different from the Bison Valley Pack?

Open Ended

How might students' hair color be determined according to the class traits poster activity?

Multiple Choice

What do overlapping red and blue stickers indicate about a trait?

• The trait is determined only by inheritance

• The trait is determined only by environment

• The trait is determined by both inheritance and environment

• The trait is not determined by either inheritance or environment

Multiple Choice

Which sticker color represents traits determined by inheritance?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

Open Ended

Describe the steps involved in the Class Traits Poster Walk activity and explain the purpose of using stickers.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about how traits are determined?

• Some traits are determined only by inheritance.

• Some traits are determined only by the environment.

• Some traits are determined by both inheritance and the environment.

• All traits are determined by both inheritance and the environment.

Open Ended

Can the environment affect inherited traits?

Open Ended

What is one thing you learned about how traits are determined in animals from today's lesson?