Which statement best describes how a plant can be affected by environmental factors?(1 point)
Responses
The plant has waxy leaves.
The plant has waxy leaves.
The plant grows toward the sunlight.
The plant grows toward the sunlight.
The plants has deep roots.
The plants has deep roots.
The plant has a thorny stem.
Jose's family drove through the desert in Arizona. He saw many large tree-like cactus plants called saguaro.
He noticed all the plants had an outer texture that looked like folded pleats.
The plants' flowers were white.
The cactus plants produced a red fruit.
Most of the cactus plants were tall with branched arms.
He saw some that had a fan-like shape on the end of the branches.
Which trait that Jose saw was a variation in the cactus?
(1 point)
Responses
shape of the plant
shape of the plant
texture of the plant
texture of the plant
color of the flowers
color of the flowers
color of the fruit
The plant grows toward the sunlight.
Which characteristic of a plant is an example of an inherited trait?(1 point)Responsesshape of its leavesshape of its leavesamount of sunlight the plant getsamount of sunlight the plant getsrichness of soilrichness of soilmoisture of soil
shape of its leaves
shape of the plant
Heredity Unit Test4 of 114 of 11 ItemsQuestionErica’s class planted garden flowers in the classroom’s garden. In six weeks the flowers began to bloom. The students made a list of the color of the flowers.Flower Color1 Blue2 Red3 White4 Pink5 Red6 Blue7 RedWhich is the most common color of flower in the garden?(1 point)Responsesredredbluebluewhitewhitepink
red
A scientist is studying a school of fish.
The fish all have bodies that are the same silver color.
Their eyes are all black.
Each has fins that are three inches long.
Each fish also has a unique spot pattern on its back.
Which inherited trait is different in this school of fish?
(1 point)
Responses
eye color
eye color
fin length
fin length
body color
body color
spot pattern
spot pattern
A group of students records their observations about a flock of birds. Which observation shows a variation in traits in this flock of birds?(1 point)
Responses
The birds all have a tail that is three inches long.
The birds all have a tail that is three inches long.
Each bird has black eyes.
Each bird has black eyes.
The birds all have orange beaks.
The birds all have orange beaks.
Every bird has a different amount of red feathers.