How are similarities passed from parent to offspring?

• through blood

• through genes

• through touch

• through learning

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

• his height

• his scar on his right cheek

• his intelligence

• his ability to play the drums

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which characteristic is learned?

• height

• freckles

• hair color

• athletic skill

Students visit an aquarium and watch how an octopus behaves in its tank. Which behavior did the octopus MOST likely learn from its aquarium environment?

• waiting to be fed at the aquarium door

• catching food using its arms

• being more active at night

• hiding behind rocks

By artificial selection, certain traits have been selected to be passed on to the offspring in certain tomato plants. Which traits have been strongly influenced by genetics in these tomato plants?

• length of the vines

• depth of the plant roots

• direction the plant grows

• color and shape of the fruit

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Ray will soon have a baby sister. Ray's dad has dark hair. Ray's mom has light hair. Ray has dark hair. Which will most likely be the color of the new baby’s hair?

• It will be dark, because the baby will inherit only Ray’s characteristics.

• It will be dark, because the baby will inherit only the father’s characteristics.

• It will be light, because the baby will inherit only the mother’s characteristics.

• It could be light or dark, because the baby will inherit characteristics from both parents.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which is an inherited characteristic of a tree?

• a broken branch on a pine tree

• a hollow in an oak tree

• a scar on a maple tree

• a thick trunk on a pecan tree

A mother has dark hair. Her daughter has dark hair and freckles. Which characteristic did the girl most likely inherit from her mother?

• her sense of fasion

• her hair color

• her hair style

• her freckles

Lyndie has blue eyes. From which family member did Lyndie most likely inherit her blue eyes?

• her sister

• her brother

• her mother

• her cousin

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Facts About Texas Horned Lizards:

*have flat bodies

*live in dry areas

*make nests in sand

*are a threatened species

Which fact describes an inherited physical trait of the horned lizards?

• have flat bodies

• live in dry areas

• make nests in sand

• are a threatened species

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4