Big Ideas
Big Ideas 2
Main Ideas
Think Like a Scientist
Science Skills
100
The shape of a blue jay's beak is one of its __________.
offspring
behaviors
traits
traits
100
Which of the following is a trait?
-scale color of a lizard
- beak shape of a bird
-type of leaf of a tree
-all of the above
-all of the above
100
Luis saw a beautiful bird outside and took this picture. He took out his field guide to try to identify it. He observed traits in the bird photo and then tried to find the matching bird in his book.
What is one of the bird’s traits that he observed in this photo?
- It has short wings.
-It has a blue head.
-It has long, red feet
-It has a blue head.
100
Which image is the offspring of the parent?
-puppy
200
Which example shows that an offspring inherits traits from its parents?
-A duckling has webbed feet like its parents.
-A cat can have different fur color from its parents.
-A dandelion grows in a different place from its parents.
-A duckling has webbed feet like its parents.
200
A pine tree with needle-shaped leaves passes this inherited trait to its offspring. This means that the offspring’s leaves are __________.
- circular
-needle-shaped
-differently colored
-needle-shaped
200
Jenna visits the zoo and sees these different bears. She wonders which ones are the same species. Which three bears are MORE LIKELY to be the same species based on their observable traits?
-Animals 1, 2, and 6
-Animals 2, 4, and 6
-Animals 2, 5, and 6
Animals 1, 2, and 6
200
What is a trait that the parent passed on to the offspring?
One possible answer: The parent and offspring both have floppy ears.
300
Offspring can have different traits from their parents. This means that a common daisy plant may
- not have any leaves even though its parents do.
-have a taller stem than its parents.
-not need sunlight like its parents do.
-have a taller stem than its parents.
300
Species make more _______ of the same species.
-traits
- offspring
- inherited traits
- offspring
300
Look at the goat and its goat kid in the photo. Which of the following did the goat kid MOST LIKELY inherit from its parents?
-fur color
-scale color
-broken horn
-broken horn
300
What is a trait that is different between the parent and offspring?
One possible answer:The offspring has a different spot pattern from its parent.
400
When a female lion gives birth, her young
-form a new species that did not exist before.
-are the same species as each other and her.
- are all the same species, but a different species from her
are the same species as each other and her.
400
Which of the following is an example of a trait that an animal does not inherit from its parents?
-scale color
-fur length
- a broken horn
- a broken horn
400
This is a harp seal and its newborn pup laying on the ice. How are they exactly the same?
- They are the same size.
-They are the same kind of animal.
-They have the same traits of birds.
-They are the same kind of animal.
400
Madeline is studying plants in her science class. They look at some of the oldest trees on the planet, the gingko trees . Adults and young trees have unique two-lobed, fan-shaped, green leaves. They compare some traits of adults and offspring in this chart.
What pattern did Madeline and her class find about the leaves of parents and offspring?
-same shape and size
-different shape and size
- same shape, different size
- same shape, different size
500
What is a species?
-a group of living things of the same kind
- a characteristic that living things have
-a group of living things that are different
-a group of living things of the same kind
500
Which statement BEST describes the information in the data table?
-Offspring do not inherit any traits from their parents.
-Plant offspring do not inherit leaf color and leaf shape from parents.
-Parent and offspring of a species have some traits that can be different.
-Parent and offspring of a species have some traits that can be different.