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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5. 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 The pattern on a butterfly’s wings.
Wing pattern is a physical characteristic that can be inherited.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A bird building a nest after observing other birds.
Nest-building behavior can be practiced or learned, while the other choices are physical traits.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Some rabbits have white fur while others have brown fur..
Different fur colors show variation among rabbits.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A plant growing less when it does not receive enough water.
The amount of water is an environmental condition that can affect plant growth.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Many offspring share a physical characteristic with their parents..
Repeated similarities between parents and offspring support the idea of inheritance.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Offspring can receive some characteristics from their parents..
The statement is a testable scientific idea about how characteristics can be passed on.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is They can have different inherited traits and experience different environments..
Variation and environmental conditions can both contribute to differences.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is My family visited a museum on Saturday..
The museum visit is unrelated to inherited characteristics.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Living things can inherit characteristics, learn behaviors, and respond to their environments..
This conclusion brings together inherited traits, learned behaviors, and environmental effects.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is As a characteristic acquired during life.
A scar results from an injury or event during life rather than inheritance.
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.
