Inheritance and Traits Test - Amplify Grade 3

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What does it mean to reproduce?

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To make offspring.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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What is an organism?

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A living thing, such as a plant or an animal.

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What does inherited mean?

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It is passed on from parents to offspring.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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Which of these do NOT influence the traits of animals and plants?

Back

The traits of their friends.

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What is a trait?

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Something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size.

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

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What are characteristics?

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Something we observe to be similar over and over again.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What is a parent?

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An organism that produces offspring.

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What is an offspring?

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A new organism produced by a parent.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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What is the environment?

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The surroundings in which an organism lives.

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What is a gene?

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A part of a cell that determines a trait.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1