I got it from my mama
A puppy has the same coat color as its father. Is coat color an inherited trait or a learned trait (from the environment)?
Inherited trait
A cat is genetically meant to be large, but it is fed very little food as a kitten. It ends up being small. What caused its small size?
The environment (lack of food)
What is the term for a feature or characteristic of a living thing?
Why are some baby flamingos gray when their parents are pink?
Those baby flamingos eat fish while their parents eat shrimp. The flamingo feather color trait comes from its environment.
Which of these is an inherited trait in humans?
A) Speaking English
B) Having a sunburn
C) Natural hair color
C) Natural hair color
A plant is genetically coded to have green leaves, but it is grown in the dark and its leaves turn yellow. What is the environmental factor that cause the yellow color?
Lack of sunlight
To get something that is passed down
inherit
True or False: Organisms that have more similarities are more closely related.
True
The shape of a bird's beak, which helps it eat specific foods, is passed down from its parents. Is this an example of variation or inheritance?
Inheritance
Which trait is most likely influenced by the environment?
A) Eye color
B) A scar form a fall
C) The number of legs on an insect
B) A scar from a fall
Term for a living thing, such as a plant or animal
Organism
Why is Wolf 44’s color similar to one pack but different from the other?
Wolf 44 inherited the trait of light colored fur from its parents who live in the Bison Valley Pack.
True or False: Offspring always have the exact same traits as both of their parents.
False
True or False: The amount of water and nutrients a plant gets can affect how tall it grows.
True
Differences
Variation
Why is Wolf 44 medium size?
Wolf 44 is genetically coded to be small, like its parents, but it hunts elk in smaller groups and eats more food each day, like the other wolves in it's environment. The environment that it lives in (the Elk Mountain Pack) affects its trait of size.
True or False: Flower offspring from the same parents have petals that are red, pink, and white. These differences within the group are called variation.
True.
How did the song sparrow get the trait of its song?
The song sparrow inherited the ability to sing from its parents but learned the specific song from adult song sparrows in its environment.
Instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring
Coloring, fin shape (inheritance)
Size - the one that grew up in the larger pond might be bigger because there's more food in its environment.