Heredity S5L2.a.b

What is an inherited trait?

• A characteristic passed from a dog to his owner
• A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.
• A behavior that an organism inherits.
• A trait that you learn from your teacher.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following are examples of inherited traits:

• blue eyes, brown hair, table manners
• speaking english, spanish and french
• red hair, brown eyes, curly hair
• playing video games, drawing, riding a bicycle

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A learned behavior is something you learn from your experiences

• True
• False

An instinct is:

• something you learn from your parents.
• Having good table manners.
• A behavior that is inherited.
• your ability to be creative.

Lying to stay out of trouble is an instinct

• True
• False

A bird building a nest is an instinct

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Sleeping every night is an inherited trait.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

• ratio
• trait
• probability
• sex chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Most young animals inherit similar appearances, such as shape and color, from their parent animals. Which best describes why a baby deer (fawn) has spots when the adult deer do not?

• The spots help camouflage the fawn for protection.
• The spots help a fawn to be seen when crossing roads.
• The adult deer lose their spots by rubbing against trees.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3