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5.L.3.1 Heredity

Authored by Whitney Godfrey

Biology

5th Grade

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5.L.3.1 Heredity
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jana has red hair and freckles. Her four sisters and her mother also have red hair and freckles. Jana is very shy. However, neither her sisters nor her mother is shy.


This is an example of how:

offspring must be exactly the same as their parents and each other in both appearance and behaviors.

offspring can be similar to their parents and each other in appearance but can have different behaviors.

offspring can only be similar to their parents and each other in behaviors, not in appearance.

offspring must be completely different from their parents and each other in both appearance and behaviors.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes offspring to look similar to their parents?

the foods they eat

the amount of water they drink

the traits they inherit

the habits they learn

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a plant most likely to be different from its parents?

It will grow in a different place.

It will grow best in a different season.

The shape of its leaves will be different.

It will make a different kind of fruit.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A plant will look like its

parents.

environment.

seeds.

food.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Kim has freckles. Which best explains why Kim’s newborn brother will most likely also have freckles?

Kim likes freckles.

All babies have freckles.

Kim’s parents have freckles.

Kim’s mother wants the baby to have freckles.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does an organism look different from its parents?

The organism inherits half of its characteristics from the male parent and half from the female parent.

The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the female parent.

The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the male parent.

The organism develops its own set of characteristics after it is born.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

James is a fifth grade boy with brown hair and blue eyes. Which best explains why James has brown hair?

Brown hair is an inherited characteristic in James’s family.

Brown hair is a popular hair color among fifth grade boys.

Brown is his mother’s favorite color.

Brown is his favorite color.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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