Inherited Traits

Multiple Choice

A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?

• eye color
• length of hair
• ability to read
• type of language spoken 

Multiple Choice

Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

• eating
• running
• barking
• shaking hands 

Multiple Choice

What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• handedness
• language

Multiple Choice

A giraffe has a long neck to reach the leaves on trees. What kind of inherited trait is this?

• physical

• behavioral

Multiple Choice

Look at the picture.
A spider knowing how to spin a web.

• inherited
• learned

Multiple Choice

Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?

• fur color and pattern
• obedience to commands
• food brand preference
• affection for a specific home

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

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

Multiple Choice

Being talkative

• inherited
• acquired