Inheritance and Traits

Having many of the same ______ can mean that organisms are more closely related.

• explanation

• investigation

• traits

• love for school

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Scientists look for ______ among the traits of organisms in order to classify organisms into groups

• investigations

• observable

• patterns

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Traits are passed from ___ to offspring.

• parents

• children

• variation

• data

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Organisms have ______ traits.

• life cycle

• observable

• groups

• investigate

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Living things (a)   traits from their parents.

• inherit

• give

• observe

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

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

• inherited

• genetic

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Where do your traits come from?

• only mom

• only dad

• both mom and dad

• siblings

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The offspring of purebred pea plants with round seeds will always have (a)   seeds.

• round

• wrinkled

• yellow

• some round and some wrinkled

Organisms within a species can have similarities and _____.

• investigation

• variation

• related

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4