Genetics-5th Grade-Walker

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What is behavior in living things?

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Behavior is a way in which a living thing acts or responds to its surroundings.

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How does an organism inherit traits from its parents?

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

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Can an offspring definitely have the same eye color as one parent?

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No, an offspring may inherit different traits from both parents.

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What explains why a litter of kittens has traits similar to both parents?

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The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.

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Why do a mother dog and her puppy both have curly fur?

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The mother dog inherited curly fur and passed on that trait to her puppy.

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What are inherited traits?

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Inherited traits are characteristics passed from parents to offspring through genes.

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What is heredity?

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Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to their offspring.

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What are genes?

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Genes are the basic units of heredity that carry information for traits.

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What is the difference between inherited traits and acquired traits?

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Inherited traits are passed down from parents, while acquired traits are developed through experience or environment.

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What is an example of an inherited trait in animals?

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An example of an inherited trait is a dog's fur color.