What does observe mean?

• differences

• a living thing, such as a plant or animal

• to use any of the 5 senses to gather information about something

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

What is an organism?

• differences

• a living thing, such as a plant or animal

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• something that can be observed about an organism

What does the word species mean?

• differences

• a living thing, such as a plant or animal

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• something that can be observed about an organism

What is the difference between a trait and a variation?

• a trait is something that can be observed about an organism and a variation is a difference

• a trait is a difference and a variation is something that can be observed about an organism

What makes species closely related to each other?

• They all look the same.

• They all might be dangerous.

• They all have many similar traits in common.

• They cannot be pets.

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Which of the pictures below is more closely related to the red bird?

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Why is the 2nd picture more closely related to the red bird?

• It looks about the same size as the red bird.

• It has feathers and the red bird has feathers.

• It has many traits in common with the red bird.

• It looks like it might sound like the red bird.

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All organisms are related, but some are more closely related than others.

• True

• False

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A trait is anything you can _____________ about an organism.

• guess

• observe

• like

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Which group of animals is more closely related?

• Group 1

• Group 2

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