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What is an ancestor?
a relative that lived long ago
What is artificial selection?
the process of humans choosing certain traits of living things so that they are passed to the offspring
What is a breed? (hint: what are dog breeds?)
a group of living things with specific traits that have been selected by people over time; for example, pugs are a breed of dog
What does it mean to inherit something?
to get a trait from parents
What are offspring?
babies, or similar answer for other living things
Offspring that have the same parents are called ____________.
siblings
What is a trait?
something you can observe about a living thing, such as the color of a pigeon’s feathers
Variation is when a trait is __________ between living things of the same kind, such as different feather colors of pigeons.
different
Variation is when a trait is different between living things of the same kind, such as different feather colors of pigeons. Name another example of variation for a different species.
Answers will vary. People: hair color, height, eye color, skin color, etc. Dogs: type of fur, fur color, size, personality, etc
