Study Guide

1. What does characteristics mean?

A// Are the qualities an organism has.

2. What is inherit?
A// Is to receive characteristics from an organism’s parents.

3. What is advantage?
A// Is a characteristic that can help an individual compete.

4. Write a characteristic you may have inherited from your parents?

5. How is a zebra’s pattern like a fingerprint?

A// The zebra’s pattern is individual to each zebra.

6. What characteristics helps the prickly pear cactus survive in a dry environment?
A// The waxy coating on the cactus pads helps the cactus survive in a dry environment.

7. List three characteristics that the peacock flounder inherited?

A// Flat body, eyes on one side, and the ability to change color.

8. What characteristics will all pea plants have?

A// Stems, leaves, flowers, pods, and peas.

9. How might competition affect the height of a tree?

A// In order to compete for sunlight, tress might grow taller.

10. What thing you think can be inherited from your parents?
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