Mystery Science 3rd Gr Unit 3, Lesson 1 - Selection & Traits

What is the process of humans choosing certain traits of living things so that they are passed to the offspring?

• Natural selection

• Artificial selection

• Random selection

• Genetic selection

What is the part of a plant that contains seeds inside a covering, like apples?

• Stem

• Fruit

• Leaf

• Root

What does it mean to inherit a trait from parents?

• To develop a trait on your own

• To lose a trait over time

• To receive a trait from your parents

• To share a trait with your siblings

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What is a particular type of fruit or flower, such as a ghost pumpkin?

• Selection

• Inherited trait

• Variety

• Variation

What is the part of a plant that can grow into a baby plant?

• Seed

• Root

• Stem

• Leaf

What is something you can observe about a living thing, such as the number of petals on a flower?

• Trait

• Variety

• Evidence

• Selection

What is the different versions of a trait, such as the number of petals on a flower or the size of a pumpkin?

• Artificial selection

• Genetic selection

• Inherited trait

• Variation

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What is the information that can be used to support or reject an idea?

• Evidence

• Variety

• Seed

• Fruit

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What is a trait of a living thing that comes from its parents?

• Selection

• Variation

• Inherited trait

• Artificial selection

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What is the number of petals on a flower an example of?

• Artificial selection

• Selection

• Inherited trait

• Variety

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