Traits

Marie is collecting seeds from a sunflower. She notices that most of the leaves on the sunflower plant have patterns of holes made by chewing insects. Next year, she will plant the sunflower seeds that she has collected. How many of the sunflower plants that grow are expected to inherit the chewed leaf pattern?

• all of the plants

• most of the plants

• half of the plants

• none of the plants

Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait of humans?

• eye color

• hair color

• favorite food

• height

Which of the following activities is the BEST example of instinctive behavior in an animal?

• a dog sits when told to sit by its owner

• a bird avoids an insect that has a bad taste

• a newly hatched sea turtle walks toward the ocean

• a chimpanzee uses a stick to pull termites from a tree stump

Baby chicks peck their way out of their shells when they hatch. This activity is an example of which of the following types of behavior?

• instinctive

• learned

• planned

• social

Which of the following is MOST LIKELY a learned behavior?

• using a fork to eat

• jumping at a loud noise

• squinting in a bright light

• sneezing when smelling a flower

Which of the following characteristics is a lion LEAST LIKELY to pass on to its offspring?

• colors of its fur

• length of its tail

• scars on its legs

• size of its body

A female dog is having puppies. She has black fur, brown eyes, and a curly tail. She can sit, bark, and roll over on command. Which set of traits can the female's puppies inherit?

• brown eyes, black fur

• fur, roll over on command

• brown eyes, sit on command

• bark on command, curly tail

Eye color is a physical trait. Which statement BEST explains why a child has a specific eye color?

• Eye color is a learned trait.

• Eye color is an inherited trait.

• Eye color is a trait that changes over time.

• Eye color is a trait that happens by chance

A parent and a child share several characteristics. Both individuals are tall, have curly hair, are good cooks, & have freckles. Which of these characteristics is a learned behavior?

• being tall

• having curly hair

• being a good cook

• having freckls

Which of the following characteristics are you most likely to inherit from a parent?

• weight

• temper

• eye color

• food preferences