Parent and Offspring Tasks

Name:  __________________________________  Date:  _________________________

Parent and Offspring Tasks

Task One:  Write the name of the offspring for each parent animal in column one.  Identify one shared characteristic that is transmitted from each parent to it offspring in column two. 

duck __________________________
beetle __________________________
dog __________________________
cow __________________________
chicken __________________________
cat __________________________

Task Two:  Draw a Venn diagram in the science journal.  Select one animal to compare and contrast the similarities and difference for the parent and its offspring.  Compare and contrast the parent and its offspring with the Venn-diagram.

Task Three:   Write a paragraph to compare and contrast the similarities and difference for one parent animal and its offspring.

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