What are Inherited plant and animal traits?

How can you tell if an adult animal and a baby animal are parent and offspring?

• they look similar

• they are the same size

• they are different colors

Who do children inherit traits from?

• mother only

• father only

• both parents

• neither parents

Which is not an inherited trait?

• color of fur

• height

• speaking a language

• eye color

The color of your eyes, skin, and hair are examples of...

• inherited traits

• environmental traits

How can you tell if an adult animal and a baby animal are parent and offspring?

• They look similar.

• They are the same size.

• They are different colors.

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

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

What is a trait?

• The way an animal moves around its habitat

• The part of a life cycle where an insect molts.

• The stage in which an insect becomes an adult.

• A physical characteristic of a person, animal or plant.

What traits can plants inherit? Mark all that apply. (3)

• color of petal

• where it is planted

• stem size

• shape of leaf

Select the similarities between the cacti. Mark all that apply. (2)

• same number of arms

• both are green

• same height

• both having spikes