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Which is an inherited trait in humans?

• having a scar
• having short hair
• having blue eyes
• speaking English

Which is an inherited trait in dogs?

• barking at a noise outside
• having brown fur
• catching a frisbee
• chasing squirrels

A scar is

• an instinct
• a learned behavior
• an inherited trait
• an acquired trait

Which of these is an acquired trait?

• a chipped tooth
•  a good sense of smell
•  blue eyes
• long fingers

Which one describes an acquired trait?

• A tree makes seeds in cones
• A tree has white flowers
• A tree in a windy area grows with a bent trunk
• A tree has long, narrow leaves

A living things gets all its inherited traits from its

• mother
• father
• both parents
• environment

Which of the following plant characteristics are inherited?

• flower color
• leaf shape
• number of petals
• all of the above

An arctic hare is brown in the summer and white in the winter. What is the most likely cause of this change?

• learned behavior
• instinctive behavior
• effect of the environment
• beginning of hibernation

Hurricanes in Florida damage trees. If a pine tree loses half of its branches, what will its offspring look like?

• they will have no branches
• they will have twice as many branches
• they will have half the normal number of branches
• they will have the normal number of branches

Eye color - hair color - size of feet - humming brids long beak are all classified as _____________.

• behaviors
• characteristics
• structures
• traits