Inheritance of Traits

It is passed on from parents to offspring.

• characteristic

• trait

• inherited

• evidence

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Which trait was passed from the mom to the puppy?

• brown fur

• ears that stick up

• large size

• non of the above

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Traits that are passed along through generations of family members include which of these?

• eye color

• hair color

• nose shape

• all of the above

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Why are eyes that are placed further apart a helpful trait for an alligator?

• looks cooler

• see more predators

• better for swimming

• helps balance

Living things (a)   traits from their parents.

• inherit

• give

• observe

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characteristics passed down from your parents to you are called ​ (a)   traits

• inherited

• genetic

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The offspring of purebred pea plants with round seeds will always have (a)   seeds.

• round

• wrinkled

• yellow

• some round and some wrinkled

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

• the traits of their parents

• the traits of their grandparents

• the traits of their friends

• the environment

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Offspring with a single parent wil

• look different than the parent

• will be a copy of the parent

• do not grow very fast

• have only one trai

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What would be a trait that a starfish would share with it's offspring?

• eyes

• five arms

• green color

• similar sprouts

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