Fifth Grade Genetics

Sets of instructions in each human cell that determine inherited physical features and other traits.

• trait

• genes

• behavior

• population

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A skill that a human or animal learns after it's born.

• inherited trait

• genes

• learned behavior

• heredity

A quality or characteristic of a living thing.

• trait

• genes

• behavior

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Characteristics that a living thing gets from their parents.

• acquired traits

• inherited traits

• population

• behavior

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A characteristic that a living thing gets in its lifetime.

• acquired traits

• inherited traits

• genes

• population

The passing on of traits and physical features from parents to their offspring.

• population

• heredity

• trait

• acquired trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

All the organisms in one group at the same place and time.

• trait

• genes

• heredity

• population

A way in which a living thing acts or responds to its surrounding.

• behavior

• inherited traits

• genes

• heredity

Knowing how to read a book is an example of ____________.

• physical trait

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• inherited behavior

A mother dog and her puppy both have curly fur. Which BEST explains this?

• In dogs, curly fur is more common than straight fur.

• In dogs, curly fur is an acquired trait.

• The mother dog acquired curly fur and passed on that trait to her puppy.

• The mother dog inherited curly fur and passed on that trait to her puppy.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-4