Inheritance and Traits

environment

• to make offspring

• something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

• all the living and nonliving things in an area

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

explanation

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• something we observe to be similar over and

  over again

• differences

• a description of how something works or why something happens

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

genes

• observations or measurements recorded in

  an investigation

• instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring

• to get something that is passed down

• o try to learn more about something

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

inherit

• something we observe to be similar over and

  over again

• to make offspring

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• to get something that is passed down

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

investigate

• to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

• to try to learn more about something

• living things that come from parents

• something we observe to be similar over and

  over again

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

observe

• to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

• living things that come from parents

• something we observe to be similar over and

  over again

• differences

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-2

offspring

• a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• living things that come from parents

• something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

organism

• to make offspring

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

• something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

pattern

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

• something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

• something we observe to be similar over and

  over again

• observations or measurements recorded in

  an investigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

reproduce

• differences

• a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

• to make offspring

• a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2