Inherited and Environmental Traits

The bent flower stem has what kind of trait?

• Environmental

• Inherited

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What evidence supports the claim of the color of a cat's fur?

• The environment caused it.

• The cat was born with a certain fur color.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are the reasonings behind the scar on the lion's face?

• It was born with it.

• Traits can be influenced by the environment.

• Something happened to the lion to cause a scar.

• This trait was caused by something in the enivronment.

The ducks at a local park swim up to people sitting on the dock. The ducks on farm fly away when people approach them. What are the reasonings for this?

• Ducks at the park are expecting people to give them food

• All ducks no matter where they are love people. The people at the farm must be scary.

• Ducks on a farm are afraid people may be predators.

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NGSS.3-LS4-3

What traits are not inherited?

• scars

• short in height

• brown, curly hair

• hazel, big eyes

Ahmed thinks the amount of water a plant gets determines how tall the plant will grow. What evidence would support that idea?

• Some plants grow the same height no matter the amount of water they receive.

• Some plants can grow vert tall without much water.

• Some plants given very little water are shorter.

• Some plants in rainforest do not grow very tall.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What traits can two puppies born of the same parents, but lived in different houses have?

• One puppy has spots, the other has no spots.

• One puppy was overweight, one puppy was healthy weight.

• One puppy has a tail with a white tip, the other has a tail with the same color.

• One puppy is mostly brown, the other is black and white.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An kitten that is overweight is what kind of trait?

• Environment

• Inherited

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A flower grew next to a sunny window. What part of the plant has changed growing near this spot?

• The leaves fall off.

• The plant is short.

• The stem is bent.

• The roots are white.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The scar on lion's face is what kind of trait?

• Inherited

• Environmental