How Does the Environment Affect Traits

Children of parents are called

• behaviors

• offspring

• small

• instincts

An animals characteristics are not influenced by its environment.

• true

• false

Which organism shares or passes its genes on to offspring?

• offspring

• mother

• father

• parent

Thomas broke his arm

when he fell off of

his skateboard. Are

broken bones an example

of an inherited or

environmental trait?

• inherited

• environmental

Loren went to the salon

and got her hair bleached

blonde. Is Loren's new

hair color an inherited or

environmental trait?

• environmental

• inherited

Robin was born with a

small, dark mark on her

face. Is a birthmark an

example of an inherited

or environmental trait?

• environmental

• inherited

What is the difference between inherited and environmental traits?

• Environmental traits are learned from your parents and inherited traits are learned from the environment.

• Environmental traits are acquired and inherited traits are learned.

• Inherited traits come from your parents and environmental traits are changes due to an organisms surroundings.

• Inherited traits come from your uncle and environmental come from the things around you.

A type of sucker fish climbs up waterfalls using its mouth. In one environment, scientists noticed that the fish have taller bodies. In another environment, the scientists notice the fish has a smaller body. How can you explain this difference?

• Make a model

• Compare the genes of the fish

• Measure the fish

• Look at the differences in each fish's environment.

Mrs. Waldrop grows a maple tree in her greenhouse in Florida and the leaves stay green all year and do not change color in the fall. Why?

• Changing leaves is a learned behavior

• There is something wrong with Mrs. Waldrop's tree

• Leaves changing colors is an environmental response to their environment

• Too much pollen in the environment

How does the environment of seedlings affect their growth?

• Measure their heights

• Plant different types of seeds

• Place the same amount of seeds in two identical pots

• Change the type of soil each seedling is growing in