Vocabulary Review - Inheritance and Variations of Traits

Puppies receive __________ traits from their parents. These traits wil determine the color fo their eyes and fur.

• variation

• evidence

• inherited

• no

A single characteristic of a living thing

• characteristic

• trait

• inherit

• acquire

Parent Sunflower plants will pass the ________ of growing tall, having yellow petals, and having seeds to their offspring.

• feature

• trait

• evidence

• idea

Differences among objects or organisms

• inherited

• evidence

• trait

• variations

Information that supports an idea

• opinion

• trait

• evidence

• inherited

A feature that helps identify something

• Trait

• Example

• Characteristics

• Evidence

__________ of inherited traits is found when comparing the parent with the offspring

• characteristics

• inherited

• some

• evidence

Passed on from parent to offspring

• inherited

• trait

• characteristic

• acquired

_________ of traits will make each puppy look a little different.

• evidence

• variation

• traits

• number

Certain features, or ------------, can be predicted by observing the parents because traits are passed from parent to offspring

• characteristics

• things

• traits

• organisms