Genetics 2

How would you describe an inherited trait of a plant to your friends?

• All flowers will inherit the exact petal color as their parent plants.

• All apples have the exact number of seeds as their parent trees.

• All trees will inherit the exact leaf shape as their parent trees.

• All bushes will grow to the exact height as their parent bushes.

A student was trying to identify some of the traits her hamster had learned. Which of these is a learned trait?

• Going to the food dish when the door is opened.

• Being more active during the night than the day.

• Washing its body by licking its paws, then rubbing.

• Eating seeds, fruit, and vegetables for food.

Which trait would be environmentally influenced?

• Fur color depends on how many brothers and sisters you have.

• You can stretch to grow taller.

• Fur color changes as you get older.

• Height is affected by how well you eat

In what way will a kitten always be like its parents? The kitten will

• live in the same place

• be the exact same color

• learn the same things

• have the same body structures

Which of the following is NOT a way desert animals have adapted to survive in the desert?

• Live in burrows

• Thick fur

• Are active at night

• Small size

Which animal’s inherited body covering is best suited to help protect it from potential predators?

• Rabbit

• Porcupine

• Bullfrog

• Goldfish

A dog playing fetch is an example of?

• inherited trait
• learned behavior 

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A plant leaning towards the sun

• inherited trait
• learned behavior 

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Riding a bike

• inherited trait
• learned behavior 

Which is an example of a learned behavior? 

• Blue eyes
• Being upset
• Speaking English 
• Having freckles