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Grade 3 Inherited Traits & the Environment Worksheet with Answers
Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · Science
Unit 2: Life Cycles & TraitsInherited TraitsNGSS 3-LS3-1
Traits passed from parents, behaviors that are learned, and how the environment affects traits. This free upper elementary worksheet has 11 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Learning goal: Inherited Traits · NGSS 3-LS3-1
Directions: Read each question and circle the best answer.
- 1
Is a bird's beak shape inherited or learned?
InheritedLearned - 2
Can a trait be affected by both inheritance and the environment?
- 3
Is riding a bike inherited or learned?
InheritedLearned - 4
Is a dog's fur color inherited or learned?
InheritedLearned - 5
Is a dog sitting on command inherited or learned?
InheritedLearned - 6
Why might a person who inherited 'tall' genes still be short?
- 7
A plant gets little water and grows short. Is its height caused by the environment or inheritance?
EnvironmentInheritance - 8
What is a trait?
- 9
Is speaking Spanish inherited or learned?
InheritedLearned - 10
Is eye color inherited or learned?
InheritedLearned - 11
Two brown rabbits have a white baby. Is this possible?
★ Challenge corner for fast finishers
I am a star that you can see in the daytime. What am I?
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Answer key — Inherited Traits & the Environment (Grade 3)
- 1.inherited
- 2.yes
- 3.learned
- 4.inherited
- 5.learned
- 6.poor nutrition or other environment factors
- 7.the environment
- 8.a feature or characteristic of a living thing
- 9.learned
- 10.inherited
- 11.yes — offspring can vary
- ★the sun
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- 1.inherited
- 2.yes
- 3.learned
- 4.inherited
- 5.learned
- 6.poor nutrition or other environment factors
- 7.the environment
- 8.a feature or characteristic of a living thing
- 9.learned
- 10.inherited
- 11.yes — offspring can vary
- ★the sun (challenge corner)
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