Inherited Traits

A organism is any living thing.

• True

• False

What is a trait?

• Instructions for the body

• The temperature of the body

• A feature that describes an organism

• A group of similar organisms that can reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a species?

• Instructions for the body

• The temperature of the body

• A feature that describes an organism

• A group of similar organisms that can reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What helps us to know which species an organism is?

• Seeing what traits it has

• Asking the organism its name

• Looking inside its genes

• Counting its spots

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is true about inherited traits?

• It is passed down from parents to offspring.

• It can change over the life of an animal.

• It is never found in the genes.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Where are inherited traits found?

• Genes

• Brain

• Books

• None of the above

What are genes?

• The temperature of the body

• A feature that describes an organism

• A group of similar organisms that can reproduce

• Instructions for the body

What do genes do in the body?

• Determine what the body looks like

• Determine what the body does

• Both a and b are correct

• Neither a nor b are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Are green leaves on a plant an inherited trait or not?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Not enough information is given

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What does cold-blooded mean?

• The plant does not make heat inside its body.

• The plant makes heat inside its body.

• The animal does not make heat inside its body.

• The animal makes heat inside its body.