Plant traits

What is an inherited trait?

• Traits passed down from parent to offspring

• Something learned by offspring

• Traits passed down from offspring to parent

• Different from same family members

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Inherited traits come from ____.

• one parent

• both parents

• none

The flower must be ______________ to produce fruit.

• Watered

• pollinated

• given sunlight

• none of the above

Inherited traits are:

• Color of flowers

• Shape of seeds

• Shape of Leaves

• All of the above

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If the parent plant has round leaves the offspring will have _____________ leaves.

• Square

• long

• round

• none

Which of the following is an inherited trait of a plant?

• Number of leaves

• Broken stem

• Wilted flowers

• Color of flower

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What type of fruit will the offspring of an apple tree produce?

• Oranges

• Apples

• Mango

• No fruit

The passing on of traits from parents to offspring is _____.

• characteristic

• heredity

• offspring

• germination

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What adaptation prevents animals from eating a rosebush?

• stem

• leaves

• thorns

• roots

What do geneticists study plant DNA for?

• to make them grow

• to improve the plants

• none of these

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