traits

What is an individual according to the text?

• A group of living things

• A feature of a living thing's body

• A single living organism

• A type of physical trait

What are physical traits?

• The skills an individual learns

• A single living organism

• The features used to describe an individual

• The habitat of an individual

Why does the text say that every individual is one of a kind?

• Because they all have the same traits

• Because they have different traits that make them unique

• Because they belong to the same species

• Because they live in the same habitat

According to the text, what do all chickens in the photograph have in common?

• They all have the same feather pattern

• They all have different beaks

• They all have feathers and a comb on their head

• They all have the same feather color

How do the chickens in the photograph differ?

• Their feather color and pattern are the same

• They have different numbers of legs

• Their feather color and pattern are not the same

• They have different types of combs on their head

What traits did Gregor Mendel study in pea plants?

• Seed color and plant height

• Seed shape and flower color

• Seed color, seed shape, flower color, and plant height

• Flower color and leaf shape

What did Gregor Mendel notice about the traits in pea plants?

• The traits varied randomly from one plant to another

• The traits were inherited in patterns from one generation to the next

• The traits were lost after each generation

• The traits could be modified by external conditions

What happened when Mendel bred pea plants that only produced purple flowers with white flowers?

• All of the new plants had white flowers

• All of the new plants had purple flowers

• The new plants had a mix of purple and white flowers

• The new plants did not produce any flowers

What was revealed when the offspring of the pea plants bred by Mendel reproduced?

• All offspring had purple flowers

• All offspring had white flowers

• A few of their offspring had white flowers

• The offspring had a new color of flowers

What did Mendel's experiments reveal about the inheritance of traits?

• Traits are not passed on to the next generation

• Traits are passed on at random

• Traits follow specific patterns in how they are passed on

• Traits can be chosen by the parent plants