Traits and Variations Test 3

2. The young plant that comes from a parent plant’s seed.
6. The small differences that make plants of the same kind not look exactly alike.
8. A feature that a plant gets from its parent plants through its seeds.
10. The grown plant that makes the seeds from which new plants grow.
11. Experts who research how to improve plants so they can resist disease and grow well in many places.

1. The study of inheritance — how living things pass traits to their young.
3. Staying alive and healthy even when the surroundings change or become hard to live in.
4. The surroundings that affect how a plant lives and grows, including weather, soil, and sunlight.
5. A famous scientist who discovered how plants pass down traits through generations.
7. A helpful trait that allows a plant to live better in a certain place, such as a cactus holding water.
9. Something about a plant that can be seen or noticed, like its color, height, or type of leaf.