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Lesson 7 Traits of Living Things

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Lesson 7 : Traits of Living Things

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Question 2

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3. Explain if you can inherit a suntan

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Question 3

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1. Give an example of a trait that you inherited.

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2. Give an example of a characteristic you learned.

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4. Why is the ability to swim an inherited trait in a fish but a learned trait in human being?

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5. If a dog's owner cut its long fur very short, would the dog's puppies have very short fur, too? Explain.

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6. Choose a living thing. Explain what traits all members of that king of living thing share. Then explain what traits might be different in offspring born to different parents.

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7. List one way all of the cats in the picture are alike.

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8. List one way the cats in the picture are different.

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9. List three traits that are inherited by all members of the cat species.

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10. List two triats that are inherited in only one cat.

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11. The white car lost part of its ear in an accident. Explain why this will not be passed on to her offspring.

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12. Which Trait is inherited?

A. Language in a human being

B. Speech in a parrot

C. Feathers on a duck

D. A brand on a steer

13. Which trait is not inherited by a human being?

A. Short hair

B. Brown hair

C. Blue eyes

D. Brown eyes

14. Which trait is inherited by all members of  the same species?

A. Black fur on a dog

B. Two wings on  a robin

C. Gray eyes on a human being

D. Two flowers on a rose bush

15. Which trait is inherited by only some member of a species?

A. Long neck on a giraffe

B. Green leaves on an elm tree

C. Sharp quills on a porcupine

D. Black legs on a horse

16. Which trait can offspring inherit from their parents?

A. Skill in writing

B. Ability to think

C. Ability to juggle

D. Skill in basketball

17. Which trait will puppies not inherit from their parents?

A. Speed

B. Strength

C. Abilitiy to obey commands

D. Ability to bark and growl