PLTW- Variation of Traits Review

Choose ALL of the traits that could be INHERITED traits for the strawberry plant.

• plant height

• leaf color

• leaf shape

• berry color

• berry shape

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Choose ALL of the traits that Mylo could have INHERITED from his parents.

• hair color

• skin color

• body size

• eye color

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What does GENOTYPE mean?

• How many genes a person has.

• What an organism looks like physcially.

• The combination of alleles an organism has represented by letters.

• The jeans we wear.

What does PHENOTYPE mean?

• The jeans we wear.

• A really cool type of car.

• The same thing as genotype.

• The observable characteristics of an organism which are determined by genotype.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Recessive genes = Capital Letter,

  Dominant genes = Lowercase Letter

• Dominant genes = Capital Letter,

  Recessive genes = Lowercase Letter

Why do some offspring look like their parents while others don't?

• If both parents have a dominant and recessive allele, and both pass on a DOMINANT allele.

• If both parents have a dominant and recessive allele, and both pass on a RECESSIVE allele.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

How do INHERITED TRAITS help an animal survive in their environment? Choose all that are true.

• Teeth shape help animals eat certain types of food and survive.

• Some animals are a certain color to help them blend in with their environment.

• Wings and hollow bones help birds fly (and be able to survive).

• Fish have lungs to survive.

How can traits be influenced by the environment? Choose ALL that are true.

• A piglet that is too small compared to its siblings because they get to eat more than it.

• A baby goat is born with different fur color than its siblings.

• Plants that don't grow well because of the amount of sunlight they receive.

• 2 of the same plant, planted in different climates.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

In cattle, having horns is recessive. Will the offspring of the following parents have horns?

• They will have horns. The offspring will get one of each allele. Capital C is dominant and it means "horns".

• They will NOT have horns. The offspring will get one of each allele. Capital C is dominant and it means "no horns".

Who are the 3rd grade science teachers. Check all that apply.

• Mrs. Huerta

• Mrs. Gahart

• Mr. Fitz

• Miss Uhen

• Mrs. Franz