5.L.3.1 and 5.L.3.2 Heredity Study Guide

Why does an organism look different from its parents?

• The organism inherits half of its characteristics from the male parent and half from the female parent

• The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the female parent

• The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the male parent

• The organism develops its own set of characteristics after it is born.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Rick's rabbit gives birth to 5 babies. Two of the babies have a short, black fur coat like the mother. The other three babies have long, brown fur coats. Which is the most likely description of the father's fur coat?

• long, black coat

• long, brown coat

• short, black coat

• short, brown coat

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Edna is expecting a baby in three weeks. She thinks her baby will probably have brown hair. Which best explains why Edna thinks this?

• Edna has brown hair

• Edna loves brown hair

• Edna's other child has brown hair

• Edna knows all babies are born with brown hair

Lucas and his sisters can roll their tongues and play the piano. His mother and his brother cannot roll their tongues nor play the piano. What can most likely be concluded about Lucas's father?

• His father can roll his tongue

• His father can play the piano

• His father can roll his tongue and play the piano

• His father cannot roll his tongue or play the piano.

April is a fifth grade girl. She has a short brown hair and brown eyes. She also loves to read and play volleyball. Based on these characteristics, which can most likely be concluded about April's parents?

• April's parents are athletic

• April's parents own a lot of books

• One of April's parents has short hair

• One of April's parents has brown hair

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

John observes two frogs sitting on a log in the forest. Both frogs are green with black dots on their backs. Which most likely explains why the two frogs have similar appearances?

• The frogs eat the same food

• The frogs live in the same habitat

• The frogs are sitting on the same log

• The frogs are members of the same population

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Steve's class is visiting the zoo. He observes that the stripe patterns of two zebras are very different. Which most likely explains why the zebras have different stripe patterns?

• The zebras eat different types of grasses

• The zebras are active at different times in the day

• The zebras react to their habitat at the zoo in different ways

• The zebras are expressing the trait for stripe pattern in different ways

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

If a 6'5" tall father and a 5'11" tall mother have a child, which is the most likely possibility for the height of the child?

• 5'1"

• 5'6"

• 5'11"

• 6'11"

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What characteristic is inherited by only some members of its species?

• gills on a fish

• wings on a bird

• spots on a horse

• trunk on an elephant

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

How are similarities passed from parent to offspring?

• through blood

• through genes

• through touch

• through learning

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2