Passed On, and Not Quite the Same is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on evidence that traits are inherited and vary within a group, aligned to Common Core standard 3-LS3-1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 18 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Passed On, and Not Quite the Same
3-LS3-1
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Sort each one into the right group.
1.Sort each one: Inherited and shared or Inherited but varies or Caused by the surroundings?
Sort: All the kittens have whiskers, Some kittens are striped and some are plain, A plant in poor soil has pale leaves
Inherited and sharedInherited but variesCaused by the surroundings
2.Sort each one: Inherited and shared or Inherited but varies or Caused by the surroundings?
Sort: Some seedlings have slightly redder stems, All the puppies in the litter have floppy ears, A tree bent by the wind on a cliff
Inherited and sharedInherited but variesCaused by the surroundings
3.Sort each one: Inherited and shared or Inherited but varies or Caused by the surroundings?
Sort: The shady sunflowers grew shorter, One puppy is darker than its littermates, Every sunflower from the packet has yellow flowers
Inherited and sharedInherited but variesCaused by the surroundings
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Answer key — Passed On, and Not Quite the Same
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A plant in poor soil has pale leaves — Caused by the surroundings 2. All the kittens have whiskers — Inherited and shared 3. Some kittens are striped and some are plain — Inherited but varies
2.1. A tree bent by the wind on a cliff — Caused by the surroundings 2. All the puppies in the litter have floppy ears — Inherited and shared 3. Some seedlings have slightly redder stems — Inherited but varies
3.1. Every sunflower from the packet has yellow flowers — Inherited and shared 2. One puppy is darker than its littermates — Inherited but varies 3. The shady sunflowers grew shorter — Caused by the surroundings
More practice for 3-LS3-1
Use data to show traits are inherited and still vary within a group.