Lesson 3 Science Review

1. 1. The fur color of the Himalayan rabbit is an example of what kind of trait?

• a trait all rabbits have

• an inherited trait from its mother only

• an inherited from its father only

• an environmental trait from outside factors influencing it

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2. 2. What do the Himalayan rabbit and flamingo have in common?

• They are both affected by their environment.

  Only one parent gives them their traits.

• They are both affected by their environment.

  Their traits can appear different.

• The color of their fur depends on their diet.

  Their traits appear different.

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3. This table shows how the fur of a Himalayan rabbit can be different, or vary.

4. Using information from the table, pick the words to complete these sentences.

5. 3. Fur color of the Himalayan rabbit is a trait that is:

• decided by one parent only

• not decided by the environment

• influenced by the environment

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3. This table shows how the fur of a Himalayan rabbit can be different, or vary.

4. Using information from the table, pick the words to complete these sentences.

5. 4. The colder the temperature:

• the bigger the rabbit will be

• the smaller the rabbit will be

• the less black fur it will have

• the more black fur it will have

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5. The picture shows two of the same type of cactuses. The cactuses have the SAME parents. These cactuses inherited the same basic shape pattern from their parents, but they each have a different number of branches.

6. 5. Why do the cactuses have DIFFERENT shapes?

• The amount of water they get influences their shape.

• The trait they get from one parent influences their shape.

• The cactus with no branches gets more sunlight.

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6. 6. Which two sentences are evidence of the environment influencing the trait of an organism?

• The leaves of a tree turn brown because it has not been raining.

  Al the puppies in a litter have the same ear shape.

• All the birds in a nest lay the same number of eggs.

  All the eggs in a crocodile nest become male because of the temperature.

• The leaves of a tree turn brown because it has not been raining.

  All the eggs in a crocodile nest become male because of the temperature.

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7. 7. How is the environment influencing the growth of the plants?

• The plants are being grown in the dark.

• The plants are not getting watered.

• The plants are getting too much soil.

• The plants are only getting sunlight from one side.

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8. 8. What parts of the environment could you change if you wanted to grow bigger plants?

• The amount of sunlight.

• The temperature outside.

• The type of soil.

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9. 9. What other part of the environment could you change if you wanted to grow bigger plants?

• The location where you plant it.

• Making it rain more.

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