This Grade 3 easy worksheet focuses on inherited traits under NGSS 3-LS3. Students fix sentences about puppies, roses, and baby birds, complete fill-in items about eye color, fur, beak shape, and petals, and answer true or false statements. Each question uses clear Grade 3 vocabulary like trait, parent, offspring, and inherited so young learners can build a strong foundation before tackling learned behaviors and environment effects.
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Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A puppys floppy ears is an inherit trait from its parents.
Rewrite: A puppy's floppy ears are an inherited trait from its parents.
2. Fix the sentence:
The rose bush flower colors are pass from the parent plant to the seeds.
Rewrite: The rose bush flower colors are passed from the parent plant to the seeds.
3. Fix the sentence:
Baby birds inherit beak shape from there parents before they hatch.
Rewrite: Baby birds inherit beak shape from their parents before they hatch.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A trait that a child gets from a parent is called an inherited trait.
2. A kitten often has the same fur color as its mother cat.
3. The shape of a bird's beak is inherited and helps it eat certain foods.
4. The color of a sunflower's petals is inherited from the parent plant.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Eye color is an inherited trait that comes from a child's parents.
True False
2. A dog is born already knowing how to sit when its owner says 'sit.'
True False
3. A calf inherits its spotted coat pattern from its mother and father.
True False
Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
A puppys floppy ears is an inherit trait from its parents.
Rewrite: A puppy's floppy ears are an inherited trait from its parents.
2) Fix the sentence:
The rose bush flower colors are pass from the parent plant to the seeds.
Rewrite: The rose bush flower colors are passed from the parent plant to the seeds.
3) Fix the sentence:
Baby birds inherit beak shape from there parents before they hatch.
Rewrite: Baby birds inherit beak shape from their parents before they hatch.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A trait that a child gets from a parent is called an inherited trait.
2) A kitten often has the same fur color as its mother cat.
3) The shape of a bird's beak is inherited and helps it eat certain foods.
4) The color of a sunflower's petals is inherited from the parent plant.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) Eye color is an inherited trait that comes from a child's parents.
True
False
2) A dog is born already knowing how to sit when its owner says 'sit.'
True
False
3) A calf inherits its spotted coat pattern from its mother and father.
True
False
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