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| cs = Examples of the environment affecting a trait could include normally tall plants grown with insufficient water are stunted; and, a pet dog that is given too much food and little exercise may become overweight.
 
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Traits and Survival of Dogs|Traits and Survival of Dogs]]
 
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Traits and Survival of Dogs#q3|Question 3]]
 
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== Vocabulary ==
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Terms from the [[Elementary Science Glossary]] that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.
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* cause and effect relationship
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* environment
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* evidence
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* explanation
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* food
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* influenced by the environment
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* inheritance
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* insufficient water
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* overweight
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* stunted
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* trait
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|air temperature]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|average mass]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|claim]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|daily maximum air temperature]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|desert]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Traits and Survival of Dogs#q3|diet]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|graph]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Traits and Survival of Dogs#q3|inherited trait]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Traits and Survival of Dogs#q3|length of daylight]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|mass]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|maximum air temperature]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Traits and Survival of Dogs#q3|natural cycle]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|pup]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Traits and Survival of Dogs#q3|temperature]] – Spring 2025, [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|Spring 2024]]
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* [[Questions:Meerkats#q5|weight]] – Spring 2024
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| Level4 = Use evidence to identify a cause and effect relationship that supports an explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment as well as inheritance.
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| Level3 = Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
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| Example3 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-g5">[[Questions:Meerkats#q5|Spring 2024 · Q28]]</span>
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| Level2 = Identify the evidence that supports an explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
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| Level1 = Identify the explanation with evidence, from those provided, that supports that traits can be influenced by the environment.
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| Example1 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-g5">[[Questions:Traits and Survival of Dogs#q3|Spring 2025 · Q3]]</span>
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| SUBJECT = [[3-5|Grades 3–5 science standards]]
 
| TOPIC = 3. Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits
 
| TOPIC = 3. Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits
 
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Latest revision as of 09:44, 18 October 2026

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

Clarification statement: Examples of the environment affecting a trait could include normally tall plants grown with insufficient water are stunted; and, a pet dog that is given too much food and little exercise may become overweight.

Grade 5 Science Test Questions

Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 3-LS3-2 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam Cluster Question
Spring 2025 Grade 5 Test Traits and Survival of Dogs Question 3
Spring 2024 Grade 5 Test Meerkats Question 28

Vocabulary

Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.

From this standard
  • cause and effect relationship
  • environment
  • evidence
  • explanation
  • food
  • influenced by the environment
  • inheritance
  • insufficient water
  • overweight
  • stunted
  • trait
From released test questions

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 3-LS3-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Identify the explanation with evidence, from those provided, that supports that traits can be influenced by the environment. Spring 2025 · Q3
Level 2: Identify the evidence that supports an explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Level 3: Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. Spring 2024 · Q28
Level 4: Use evidence to identify a cause and effect relationship that supports an explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment as well as inheritance.

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of 3-LS3-2.

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Page contributors: Conrad Richman
Grades 3–5 science standards | 3. Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits