Organisms and Their Traits

The tiny part of a chromosome that codes for just one trait

• camouflage

• gene

• factor

• instinct

One version of a trait, such as a flower color

• instinct

• camouflage

• gene

• factor

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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A characteristic that appears when the offspring receives a factor from one or both parents.

• Inherited traits

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• instinct

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A characteristic that appears only when the offspring receives a factor from both parents

• Inherited traits

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• instinct

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Characteristics passed from parents to offspring are _____

• inherited traits

• dominant traits

• recessive traits

• instinct

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A behavior that an animal doesn’t need to learn is an ____

• inherited traits

• dominant traits

• recessive traits

• instinct

What type of adaptation helps a living thing hide in its environment?

• camouflage

• inherited trait

• instinct

• gene

Animals inherit certain characteristics, such as fur color. What are some characteristics that plants inherit?

• flower color

• number of legs

• number of arms

• growing away from the light

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is a learned behavior in humans?

• crying

• speaking

• blinking

• sleeping

What did scientist Gregor Mendel discover during the 1800s?

• Pea plants pass on only dominant traits to offspring

• Human parents pass traits on to offspring.

• There is no way to track how traits are inherited

• Some inherited traits are dominant & some are recessive