- Skin is usually a part of an organism
- The colors of parts of an organism are inherited characteristics
- So, the color of the skin of an organism is inherited characteristics

- A tomato plant is a kind of plant
- A plant is a kind of organism
- Therefore, a tomato is a kind of organism

- The color of the skin of an organism is inherited characteristics
- A tomato is a kind of organism
- So, the color of the skin of a tomato is an inherited characteristics

- The color of the skin of a tomato is an inherited characteristics
- Inherited characteristics can change over several generations
- Therefore, the color of the skin of a tomato can change over several generations

Hence, the color of the skin of a tomato can change over several generations
Q: Steven went to a farm and picked a bright red tomato from a broken branch on the plant. The tomato had a rotten spot with a worm inside of it. Instead of eating the tomato, Steven decided to plant the seeds and grow new tomato plants. Which characteristic of the tomato plant is inherited and could change over several generations?
Context:
- A tomato plant is a kind of plant 
- Skin is usually a part of an organism 
- Inherited characteristics can change over several generations 
- A plant is a kind of organism 
- The colors of parts of an organism are inherited characteristics