Understanding Traits and Heredity

What is a trait?

• A place to live

• A kind of animal

• A unique feature of something

• A type of food

What is heredity?

• The process of learning new skills

• The process of passing traits from parents to offspring

• The process of growing plants

• The process of building houses

What are genes compared to in the video?

• A type of animal

• Blueprints or plans

• A kind of food

• A type of clothing

How many genes do cats and humans approximately have?

• 20,000

• 40,000

• 10,000

• 30,000

What traits can be passed down in plants?

• The shape of leaves

• All of the above

• The color of flowers

• The smell of flowers