Traits: From Parents to Young

Traits: From Parents to Young

How do organisms get their features?

Multiple Choice

BELLRINGER! Have you finished part 1 of your animal research project?

• Yes

• No, but I am going to get it done today!

What do you notice about this father and son?

What do you notice about this family?

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Lesson 3: Traits

Vocab Words

Trait

a feature of a living thing

What are some traits of these characters?

Multiple Choice

What does TRAIT mean?

• the way animals find food

• a feature of a living thing

Heredity

the passing on of traits from parents to young

What traits were passed on in these pictures?

Multiple Choice

What does HEREDITY mean?

• the passion on of traits from parent to young

• when a parent gives a child a toy

There are 2 kinds of traits

Inherited traits

traits that come from parents

A flower's shape and color is an inherited trait

Learned trait

a skill learned over time

Riding a bike is a learned trait

Multiple Choice

What is an INHERITED TRAIT?

• a skill learned over time

• traits that come from parents

Multiple Choice

What is an LEARNED TRAIT?

• a skill learned over time

• traits that come from parents

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET! What is an inherited trait that you got from your parents? When you are done answering begin the Traits Vocab Match on google classroom.

Lesson 3

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Multiple Choice

What does TRAIT mean?

• the way animals find food

• a feature of a living thing

Multiple Choice

What is an INHERITED TRAIT?

• a skill learned over time

• traits that come from parents

Multiple Choice

What is an LEARNED TRAIT?

• a skill learned over time

• traits that come from parents

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE! Eye and hair color are traits.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE! Inherited traits make organisms look like their parents.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Another word for an organism's young is....

• offspring

• trait

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE! Riding your bike is a LEARNED trait!

• True

• False

Open Ended

What is a trait that you have learned?