Science Weeks 10 & 11

Fur color, ear shape, and the number of legs on an animal we observe are called ______.

• traits

• observations

• species

• organisms

Something we observe to be similar over and over again is called a ________________. 

• variation

• pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A cat with orange fur can only reproduce cats with orange fur. 

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Organisms in a species can have similar traits, but there can be variation in each trait. 

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A person who studies animals or plants in the wild is a _________.

• wildlife scientist

• wildlife zoologist

• wildlife biologist

• wildlife veterinarian

Offspring are living things that come from ______________.

• the environment

• flowers

• parents

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Based on the image of the fruit flies, which traits did Offspring 1 and Offspring 4 BOTH inherit from Parent 2?

• number of teeth

• body color

• eye color

• wing shape

All of the following senses can be used to observe organisms traits EXCEPT for:

• smell

• sight

• measuring

• touch

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What are instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and are passed down from parents to offspring called?

• Traits

• Variations

• Organisms

• Genes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Four fish have the same parents. The four fish do not all look alike. Why?

• The fish do not all live in the same environment. 

• The fish all live in the same environment.

• The parents passed different characteristics to some of the fish. 

• The parents passed the same characteristics to some of the fish. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5