Traits and Heredity

To receive traits from a parent or parents

• traits

• inherit

• offspring

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A characteristic or property of an organism

• heredity

• trait

• inherit

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A new organism that comes from parents

• feature

• trait

• offspring

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A trait that an animal learns over time

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

• feature

A trait that is passed from a parent to a child

• acquired trait

• inherited triat

• feature

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Is riding a bicycle an acquired trait or an inherited trait?

• acquired

• inherited

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Is the shape of your ears an acquired trait or an inherited trait?

• acquired

• inherited

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Is the color of your hair an acquired trait or an inherited trait?

• acquired

• inherited

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

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Genetic material (DNA) can be found in the...

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• cell wall

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Which is NOT an inherited trait?

• shape of eyes

• male or female

• widow's peak hairline

• favorite color

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