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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4. 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 Natural eye color.
Natural eye color is a physical characteristic that can be passed from parents.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Hair texture.
Hair texture is a physical characteristic that can be inherited.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Playing a musical instrument.
Playing an instrument requires learning and practice.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A scar from a cut.
A scar results from an event during life rather than from inherited information.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Family members share some physical characteristics..
Family resemblance refers to physical similarities that can result from inherited traits.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is People can have different natural hair colors..
Different hair colors show variation in a group.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Practice can make muscles stronger..
Exercise is an environmental or lifestyle factor that can affect the body.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A child learning to tie shoes after practicing.
Tying shoes is a learned skill, not a characteristic passed from parents.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Eye color can be inherited, while reading is learned through practice..
Eye color is a physical inherited trait, while reading is a learned ability.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Which characteristics do young animals share with their parents?.
Scientists can investigate observable similarities between parents and offspring.
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.
