1%
Processing, please wait...
It was processed successfully!
It was processed successfully!
Login Create Free Account
en | es

Trait Definition

A trait is a feature passed from parents to offspring. For example, eye color varies among individuals, influenced by both parents.

View Lesson on Introduction to Traits
Grades K-2 VideoIntroduction to Traits player orange
Preview Only
Oops! It looks like your security settings are blocking this video 🙁

If you are on a school computer or network, ask your tech person to whitelist these URLs:
*.wistia.com, fast.wistia.com, fast.wistia.net, embed-fastly.wistia.com, embed-cloudfront.wistia.com, embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net

Sometimes a simple refresh solves this issue. If you need further help, contact us.

 

Introduction to Traits

LESSON MATERIALSmove

Fun Facts

  • Rabbits can have different fur colors and patterns, like black, white, or tan.
  • Chameleons share common traits like tails and scaly skin.
  • Monkeys may vary in fur color, size of teeth, and shape of noses and chins.

Why Do We Need To Know About Trait

Learning about traits helps us understand why some traits are important for staying alive. This information is useful in many jobs, like in wildlife conservation. Knowing about animal traits helps protect them and their homes.

Studying traits is important in farming and medical research. In farming, it helps make better crops. In medicine, it helps treat diseases that are passed down in families. This information is useful for experts trying to solve problems in biology and the environment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some traits you can think of?
Things like eye color, hair color and height are examples of traits we can easily see.
Why do bunnies from the same parents look different from each other?
The bunnies may have some traits from the mom and some from the dad. Most of the bunnies have traits from both parents.
What traits do all chameleons share?
Chameleons all have scales on their skin. They also have tails, two eyes, a sticky tongue and they walk on all fours.
Explore More Topics
Image play Energy Transfer
Image play Introduction to Light
Image play Intro to Measurements: Weight & Length
Image play Classification of Living Things
Image play Add & Subtract with Negative Numbers
Image play External Animal Parts
Image play Statistics: Random Samples & Comparing Data Sets
Image play Mental Math within 100
Image play Convert Units of Measurement
Image play Oceans, Lakes and Rivers
Image play Angle Relationships in Triangles and Transversals
Image play Water Cycle (3-5 Version)

Related Topics

Desktop Background Mobile Background
Exciting News:
attention iconGENERATION GENIUS
JOINED THE NEWSELA FAMILY!
LEARN MORE!
X
Success
We’ve sent you an email with instructions how to reset your password.
Ok
x
Choose Your Free Trial Period
3 Days

3 days to access to all of our teaching resources for free.

Continue to Lessons
30 Days

Get 30 days free by inviting other teachers to try it too.

Share with Teachers
Get 30 Days Free
By inviting 4 other teachers to try it too.
4 required

*only school emails accepted.

Skip, I will use a 3 day free trial

Thank You!

Enjoy your free 30 days trial

×