1. The characteristics of living things are passed on from parents to their
offspring . This passing on of characteristics from parents to their
offspring is known as heredity.
EXAMPLES OF CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE PASSED DOWN FROM
HUMAN PARENTS TO THEIR CHILDREN ARE DIMPLES ,HAIRLINE
SHAPE ,EYE COLOUR AND HAIR COLOUR

2. The offspring of some animals look like
their parents .
The offspring of some animals do not look like their parents .
However , as they grow and develop , they change to look more
like their parents .

3. Quiz timee !
What is HERIDITY ?
Heredity is the study of traits passed
down from parents to offspring .

4. What animals do not look like
their parents when they are
young ?
Frog and tadpole , butterfly and
caterpillar. E.g