Inheritance and Traits

It means PASSED ON from parents to offspring.

• characteristic

• trait

• inherited

• evidence

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what is a trait

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

• something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

• to get something that is passed down

In what way might a puppy be like his parent?

• Be the same color

• Live in the same place

• Know the same tricks

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what is an environment

• to make offspring

• something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

• all the living and nonliving things in an area

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

Which trait was passed from the mom to the puppy?

• brown fur

• ears that stick up

• large size

• non of the above

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what are genes

• observations or measurements recorded in

  an investigation

• instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring

• to get something that is passed down

• to try to learn more about something

Living things reproduce and create ______________.

• reproduce
• traits
• offspring
• variations

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what is an organism

• to make offspring

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

• something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

Offspring get all their traits from ONLY one parent.

• true

• false

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what does inherit mean

• something we observe to be similar over and

  over again

• to make offspring

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• to get something that is passed down

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