In mice, the factor for black fur is dominant. (B). The factor for brown fur is recessive (b). Use the punnet square to predict the fraction of offspring that will be black.

• All of the offspring will be black because they have a dominant factor

• Half will be because there are 2 chances for brown fur and 2 chances for black fur.

• One will be brown because the black fur is a dominant trait that means it is more likely to be black.

• Most will be brown.

Animals are born with (a)   , or characteristics that were passed down from their parents. These charactersitsics can be physical but they can also be ​ (b)   . The Austrian monk, ​ (c)   did a series of experiments in pea plants that shed light on how traits were inherited. He did this by observing the traits of the parent plants and then he ​ (d)   traits that appeared in the controlled offspring. He learned that there were two kinds of traits in many inherited characteristics: dominant traits and ​ (e)   traits.

• inherited traits

• behavioral

• Gregor Mendel

• observed

• recessive

Use the hints to unscramble the words below:

Characteristic passed down from parents to offspring

hneiidter sritta

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Hint: Tiny part of a chromosome that codes for just one trait

Unscramble this word:

nege

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Having dark hair like dad is an example of what kind of trait?

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

Living things (a)   traits from their parents.

• inherit

• give

• observe

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What color flowers would the parents of this pink flower have?

• Both parents have white flowers

• Both parents have red flowers

• One parent has white flowers and one has red flowers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

characteristics passed down from your parents to you are called ​ (a)   traits

• inherited

• genetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Traits that are passed from parents to offspring.

• Acquired

• Inherited

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

True or False: Traits can skip a generation.

• True

• False