Inheritance and Variation of Traits

What is a trait?

• a single characteristic of a living thing

• information that supports an idea

• passed on from parent to offspring

• features that help identify something

Information that supports an idea

• trait

• characteristics

• evidence

• group

Differences among objects or organisms are

• evidence

• variations

• parents

• organisms

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Characteristics are

• a number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship

• features that help identify something

• a single characteristic of a living thing

• a single, self-contained living thing

Passed on from parent to offspring means

• variation

• inherited

• group

• evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A single, self-contained living thing is

• a parent

• a variation

• evidence

• an organism

A group is

• differences among objects or organisms

• passed on from parent to offspring

• a number of individuals assembled together or having a unifying relationship

• features that help identify something

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