Inheritance and Variation of Traits

It is passed on from parents to offspring.

• characteristic

• trait

• inherited

• evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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A SINGLE characteristic of a living thing

• evidence

• inherited

• trait

• characteristic

Hippos and elephants are animals that eat plants. Both have flat teeth because...

• they ate plants since they were young

• live in the same place

• travel to where there are plants

• inherited this trait from their parents

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are some different traits between the individual puppies?

• fur color

• size

• length of snout (nose)

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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

What would be a trait that a starfish would share with it's offspring?

• eyes

• five arms

• green color

• similar sprouts

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which trait was passed from the mom to the puppy?

• brown fur

• ears that stick up

• large size

• non of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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

A single, self-contained living thing is

• a parent

• a variation

• evidence

• an organism

Traits that are passed along through generations of family members include which of these?

• eye color

• hair color

• nose shape

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4