Classweekly

8th Grade Living Things Worksheets

Ages 13-14 · 4 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Living things are organisms that grow, reproduce and pass genes to their offspring, and their traits change across many generations. There are 34 worksheets for 8th grade, each with an answer key, on heredity, natural selection and evidence of common ancestry, reproduction and meiosis. One Base Change and the Sickle Cell Trait, Anole Toepads Before and After a Hurricane and Meiosis and Variation Guided Notes are three of the sheets. Native sheets here practice MS-LS3-1, MS-LS3-2, MS-LS4-1 through MS-LS4-6, MS-LS1-4 and MS-ESS1-4.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Living Things▼

Frequently Asked Questions

They link genes to proteins and traits, then see how one changed base can alter a protein, as in sickle cell. They use Punnett squares for one and two traits, read pedigrees and explain how meiosis mixes genes. Several sheets also cover DNA tools such as PCR and DNA profiles.

More science worksheets

Explore all of our 8th grade science worksheets, covering matter, waves and light, living things, energy, and more.

What is ClassWeekly?

ClassWeekly offers free worksheets and printable learning resources for kids, from preschool up. All worksheets are aligned to Common Core, NGSS, and C3 Framework standards and designed by educators. Become a member to access the full library and download unlimited PDFs.