We Are Learning That Offspring Resemble Their Parents And Each Other.

1. We Are Learning That Offspring Resemble Their Parents And Each Other.

2. Limb Structures of Animal Offspring Resemble Those of Their Parents Young Snowy Owl Adult Snowy Owl Adult Ducks and Ducklings Look closely at the pictures of the snowy owls and ducks. How do the feet and wings of the young resemble those of the parent? How do these same features differ between the snowy owl and the ducks?

3. Behavioral Traits of Offspring Resemble Those of Their Parents A young Pointer Dog has assumed the characteristic motionless stance of its parent, even before any training. Can you think of behaviors of other dog breeds that the young exhibit before training?

4. Coloration Patterns of Offspring of Wild Animals Often Resemble Those of One Another and Those of their Parents A young zebra has a pattern of black and white stripes that resembles that of its parent. Likewise, a young gazelle does not have black and white stripes. What else do you see that provides evidence that the two organisms are parent/offspring?

5. Hyacinth Plant Plant Seedlings Resemble Their Parents and One Another as Compared to Plants of Other Species Bean Plant A young hyacinth plant resembles the adult hyacinth. Likewise, the young bean plant resembles the adult bean plant. The young hyacinth plant differs from the bean plant and the young bean plant differs from the hyacinth.

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