Genetics

A living creatures surroundings is called an

• Environment

• Cabin

• Nest

• Blanket

An environment can change the way a plant or animal grows.

• True

• False

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Getting traits from our parents, like the shape of our nose and the color of our hair is when we

• are related

• inherit

• stay together

• be alike

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What do we call the babies that adult animals and plants make?

• pups

• kittens

• seedlings

• offspring

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When animals and plants make more of their own kind it is called

• reproducing

• growing

• variation

• eating

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Offspring are like their parents, but not exactly alike. They are a little different. This is known as having

• variations

• being alike

• being the same

• opposites

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Traits are know as qualities that we inherit from our parents. An example of an inherited trait could be:

• their hand me down lunch box

• the shape of our toes

• an old tee-shirt

• a family photo

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