TCI Unit 4 Lesson 1 & 2

When a female lion gives birth, her young

• form a new species that did not exist before

• are the same species as each other and her

• are all the same species, but a different species from her

• are each a different species and different from her

The shape of a blue jay's beak is one of its

• environments

• offspring

• behaviors

• traits

A pine tree with needle-shaped leaves passes this inherited trait to its offspring. This means that the offspring's leaves are

• circular

• wide and flat

• needle-shaped

• differently colored

Offspring can have different traits from their parents. This means that a common daisy plant may

• not have any leaves even though its parents do

• have a taller stem than its parents

• not need sunlight like its parents do

• grow up to be a rose instead of a daisy

Coconut crabs and flower crabs

• Have all the same traits

• inherit the same characteristics

• are members of different species

• do not inherit traits from their parents

Which of the following is an example of a trait an animal does not inherit?

• scale color

• fur length

• a broken horn

• webbed feet

______ is a trait that a child can inherit from their parent.

• Eye color

• Nose shape

• Hair color

• All of the above

An inherited trait is a characteristic

• that all living things have in common

• passed from a parent to its offspring

• not passed from a parent to its offspring

• that makes offspring look different than their parents

What is a species

• a group of living things of the same kind

• a characteristic that living things have

• a group of living things that are different

• a characteristic passed by a person to its offspring

Which of the following is a trait?

• scale color of a lizard

• beak shape of a bird

• type of leaf of a tree

• all of the above