Inherited Traits

What is an inherited trait?

• A trait handed down to you by your family.

• A trait you developed because of the environment.

• A trait handed to you from your friends.

• A trait you developed as an adult.

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What characteristic is most likely to be inherited by a baby?

• Being hungry

• The ability to talk

• Crying every 5 minutes

• Blue eyes

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What do we call the product of parents?

• Teenager

• Child

• Offspring

• Infant

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Which is an example of an observation of inherited traits in plants?

• The plant with purple flowers came from a plant with purple flowers.

• The plant with green seeds came from a plant with purple seeds.

• The plant with purple flowers is facing the sun.

• The plant with yellow leaves drank a lot of water.

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Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

• behavior
• learned trait
• inherited trait
• function

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Which characteristic is inherited?

• hair color
• sleeping late
• enjoying hiking
• loving to read

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If a parent cactus has spines, the offspring will have  ______

• fruit
• spines
• leaves
• petals 

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Traits are passed down from parents to _____________.

• inherit

• trait

• parent

• child

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Which characteristic did Malek most likely inherit from his parents?

• his ability to read fast
• his need to wear glasses
• his ability to speak English
• his need to count using his fingers

Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• brown hair
• crying a lot
• ability to jump high
• his ability to talk

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