Grade 3 Science · Traits and Inherited Characteristics
Explore Grade 3 Science with five 10-question practice tests on inherited traits, variation, parent-offspring similarities, learned behaviors, and environmental effects.
These Grade 3 Science practice tests help students understand how living things can share characteristics with their parents. Students also explore variation, learned behaviors, and environmental effects on growth.
Ask whether the characteristic is a physical feature that may come from parents, a behavior learned through practice, or a change caused by the environment. Compare several members of a group when looking for variation or inheritance.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 3 Science practice test on inherited traits, variation, parent-offspring similarities, learned behaviors, and environmental effects.
Read each science observation carefully. Decide whether it describes an inherited characteristic, variation, learned behavior, or environmental effect.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Eye color.
Eye color is a characteristic that can be passed from parents to their children.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is It inherited some traits from its parents..
Offspring can inherit characteristics from their parents.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Riding a bicycle.
Riding a bicycle is learned through practice and is not passed from parents as a trait.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A plant growing taller after receiving more sunlight.
Sunlight is an environmental condition that can affect how a plant grows.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A characteristic of a living thing.
A trait is a characteristic, such as eye color, fur pattern, or leaf shape.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Differences among members of the same kind.
Variation means that members of the same kind can have different characteristics.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The color of its feathers.
Feather color is a physical characteristic that can be inherited.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A scar from an injury.
A scar results from an injury during life rather than being passed from parents.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Which characteristics they may share.
Comparing parents and offspring can show similarities in inherited characteristics.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is The amount of water can affect how well it grows..
Water is an environmental condition that can influence plant growth.
An inherited trait is a characteristic that an offspring receives from its parents.
Variation means that members of the same kind can have different characteristics.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Traits and Inherited Characteristics questions in total.
