Inherited Traits

Inherited Traits

Obj. 5.L.3.1 & 5.L.3.2

Multiple Choice

Which of these traits is most influenced by a person’s environment?

• ability to roll the tongue

• blood type

• weight

• eye color

Multiple Choice

Which best explains why a child may look like his father but is not able to play basketball as well as him?

• Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.

• The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.

• The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.

• he hates playing basketball so he doesn't care if his dad can play.

Multiple Choice

The following are inherited traits of humans except

• long hair.

• blue eyes.

• long eyelashes.

• small dimples.

Multiple Choice

Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

• his height

• his scar on his right cheek

• his intelligence

• his ability to play the drums

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic did Malek most likely inherit from his parents?

• his ability to read fast

• his need to wear glasses

• his ability to speak English

• his need to count using his fingers

Poll

Can you roll your tongue?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What is something you inherited from your parents?

Multiple Choice

Which is most likely the reason parents and their children have similar physical traits?

• They live in the same home.

• They have similar genetic structures.

• They are born in similar environments.

• They have similar blood types.

Multiple Choice

Which trait do children most likely inherit from their parents?

• shape of earlobes

• musical ability

• personality

• language

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a learned characteristic?

• color of a dog’s fur

• color blindness of a person

• ability of a mouse to run a maze

• a person’s ability to roll their tongue

Multiple Choice

A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of

• learned behavior.

• adaptive behavior.

• inherited behavior.

• instinctive behavior.

Multiple Choice

A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?

• The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.

• The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.

• The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.

• The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.

Spiral REVIEW

How much can you review?

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the relationship between the nervous system and the muscular system?

• The nervous system controls the muscular system.

• The muscular system controls the nervous system

• The nervous system provides nutrients and oxygen for the muscular system.

• The muscular system provides nutrients and oxygen for the nervous system.

Multiple Choice

A food chain in an ecosystem includes blackberry bushes, deer, and wolves.

• Deer eat blackberries.

• Wolves eat deer.

If the population of wolves decreases, how will this affect the population of blackberry bushes?

• It will decrease because there will be fewer deer.

• It will increase because there will be fewer deer

• It will decrease because there will be more deer.

• It will increase because there will be more deer.

Multiple Choice

A mouse eats seeds and insects. Which best describes the role of the mouse?

• consumer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

Multiple Choice

Which human body systems are located throughout most of the body?

• digestive and respiratory

• skeletal and respiratory

• nervous and circulatory

• respiratory and circulatory

Multiple Choice

Which type of animal usually eats both producers and consumers?

• an omnivore

• a carnivore

• a herbivore

• a predator