3rd grade cells, genetics and evolution

Example

Is this characteristic inherited or environmental: flower colour of a plant variety?

1. Inherited characteristics are passed on from parents in their genes.
2. So the answer is: inherited (from parents)

Answer: inherited (from parents)

Example

Flamingos are born grey. Why do adult flamingos turn pink?

1. The flamingo's diet, part of its environment, gives it its pink colour.
2. So the answer is: Pink colours in the shrimps and algae they eat build up in their feathers.

Answer: Pink colours in the shrimps and algae they eat build up in their feathers.

Example

Most pods were a medium length, with fewer very short or very long ones. What shape does the bar chart have?

1. Many traits make a hump shape: lots of middle values, few extremes.
2. So the answer is: high in the middle, low at both ends

Answer: high in the middle, low at both ends