3 What characteristics do animals pass down to their offspring? 1. Similar to plants, animals pass down their body characteristics to their offspring. Compare these animals with their offspring. Describe what similar characteristics they have.
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2. Jenny’s dogs gave birth to three puppies. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
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dog mother
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Coco
Pepe
Dodo
(1) Compare the three puppies with their parents. How are they similar in terms of appearance? (2) Compare Pepe with its father, Dodo and Coco. How is its appearance different from them? (3) What characteristics of the heredity of dogs does this show? Animals pass down some of their characteristics to their offspring, such as body structure. However, some characteristics of the offspring can be inherited from either the father or mother, such as fur colour. e
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