Environment & Trait Expression

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Environment & Trait Expression

Variation Vista

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Kinling — Environment & Trait Expression Variation Vista

Hi!

I'm Kinling.

Welcome to Variation Vista!

Will you help me investigate environment & trait expression?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Both inheritance and environment can influence traits.

Water, light and nutrition can affect plant growth.

Which condition differs in our test?

  • A. Water amount
  • B. Every condition at once
  • C. Only temperature

The answer is A: Water amount

To investigate an environmental influence, compare similar plants under controlled conditions.

Changing many conditions at once makes the cause harder to identify.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

To investigate an environmental influence, compare similar plants under controlled conditions.

Changing many conditions at once makes the cause harder to identify.

Can environment influence growth?

  • A. No
  • B. Only inherited traits affect height
  • C. Yes

The answer is C: Yes

Both inheritance and environment can influence traits.

Water, light and nutrition can affect plant growth.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our same-kind seedlings receive equal light and temperature but different water amounts.

Different growth supports a water influence in this test,

without proving inheritance is irrelevant.

Why keep light and temperature alike?

  • A. To change every factor together
  • B. To make the water comparison clearer
  • C. To make inherited traits disappear

The answer is B: To make the water comparison clearer

Both inheritance and environment can influence traits.

Water, light and nutrition can affect plant growth.

Nice investigating!

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Both inheritance and environment can influence traits.

To investigate an environmental influence, compare similar plants under controlled conditions.

Our same-kind seedlings receive equal light and temperature but different water amounts.

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