Trait Variation

Most traits that animals have come from where?

• parents

• The season they were born in.

• The year they were born.

• Traits do not come from anywhere.

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Short answer: List two traits that are similar between these puppies.

Answer explanation

Similar traits could include size, ear shape, face shape, etc.

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Which two traits are DIFFERENT between the puppies?

• Ear shape and Fur color

• Fur color and Nose color

• Size and ear shape

• Nose color and ear shape

Short answer: If a mom and dad iguana were both large, what size do you think their babies might be? Explain in one sentence how you might know.

Answer explanation

It is likely that the babies will also be large since size is an inherited trait from parents.

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Short answer: Describe one trait you likely inherited from one or both of your parents. Do your siblings have a similar trait?

Answer explanation

I got my brown, straight hair from my mom. My sister has brown, straight hair as well.

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What factor might negatively affect a plant's traits?

• Fertilizer

• Flooding

• Rich, healthy soil

• The perfect amount of sunlight

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Which definition best matches the definition of a trait?

• A characteristic that is completely random, like food preferences.

• The reason for life.

• Something inherited or passed down from parents.

• Something that has nothing to do with people or animals.

Why might a child look different from its parents or siblings?

• A child has the exact same genes as the mother.

• A child has the exact same genes as the father.

• A child has a mixture of genes from both parents.

• A child creates its own genes.

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Short answer: Explain why 4 different lions may look slightly different from each other even though they are all lions.

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Short answer: Why might some animals that live in the same environment share similar traits? For example, why might polar bears and white foxes both have white fur in the Arctic?

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