Inheritance and Traits

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In a single species, are traits the exact same or can they vary?

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They can vary.

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Where do an organism's traits usually come from?

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their parents

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Can traits be inherited from parents and also form over time based on life experience, interests, practice, etc.?

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True

Front

What is the word for all of the living and nonliving things in an area?

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environment

Front

"differences"

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variation

Front

If an animal evolves (changes) to have spikes so that predators cannot eat it, that is an example of a _______________ trait.

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environmental

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A parent fish has red scales, so their offspring also has red scales. This is an example of an _____________ trait.

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inherited

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What is a trait?

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something about an organism that can be observed

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A sea turtle's offspring gets a shell from its parents. A sea turtle needs a shell to protect them from sharks. A sea turtle shell is an example of _____________ traits.

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both

Front

A parent dog has black fur. The other parent dog has blonde fur. Their offspring has black fur. Which parent did the offspring inherit its fur from?

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black dog