Quiz about Inherited and Acquired Traits

Question 1

What is a trait?

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Characteristic of a living thing

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learned behavior in females

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genetic offspring

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heredity

Question 2

the way in which a living thing acts or responds to its surroundings

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behavior

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instinct

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rule

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inherited trait

Question 3

a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents

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inherited trail

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learned behavior

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physical behavior

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special transfer

Question 4

In animals, inherited behaviors are called

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instincts

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physical traits

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recessive trait

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dominant trait

Question 5

What is an acquired trait?

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a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime

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a characteristic that a living thing is born with

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physical appearance

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heredity

Question 6

ways of acting or skills that an animal learns or develolps during its lifetime

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learned behaviors

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inherited trait

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dominant gene

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hereditary

Question 7

True or False: Learned behaviors and other acquired traits are not passed down from parents to their young.

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true

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false

Question 8

Which is an example of an instinct?

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a puppy knows how to bark

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a girl can swim

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a dog can catch a frisbe

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a bird knows where to find a bird feeder

Question 9

Which is an example of a physical trait?

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a horse has four legs

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a baby crying in the crib

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a squirrel gathering and saving nuts

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geese fly south for the winter

Question 10

Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

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no

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yes

Question 11

Which is an inherited physical trait?

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a girl has brown eyes

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a girl has a bruise on her arm

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a boy has straight teeth from braces

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a child has a scar on her leg

Question 12

An inherited physical trait is

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a characteristic a living thing gets from its parents

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a part of a behavior

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more important than an acquired physical trait

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a characteristic a living thing gets during its lifetime.

Question 13

a dog has black fur with brown spots, a good sense of smell, a chipped tooth, and four legs. Which of these characteristics is an acquired physical trait?

Accepted Answer

chipped tooth

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black fur with brown spots

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good sense of smell

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four legs

Question 14

a girl pulls her hand away from flames, plays the violin, laughs, and cries. Which of these is a learned behavior?

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plays the violin

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pulls hand away from flames

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laughs

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cries

Question 15

what is true of instrincts and learned behaviors?

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They are characteristics of living things

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They are inherited from parents

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They are characteristics that can change

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They are acquired during a lifetimne

Question 16

a girl's left arm is shorter than her right arm. Which is the BEST question to determine whether the girl's shorter arm is an acquired physical trait or an inherited physical trait?

Accepted Answer

Is the left arm of the girls mother shorter than her right arn?

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Is the girl righthanded?

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Does the girl have a scar on her right arm?

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How can a girl acquire the trait for a shorter arm?

Question 17

A tiger cub hasw striped fur, brown eyes, long claws, and a loose tooth. Which characteristic is MOST LIKELY an acquired physical trait?

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loose tooth

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striped fur

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brown eyes

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long claws

Question 18

a student gives a toy to a cat. The cat rolls and plays with the toy. Which is the BEST question the student could ask to determine whether playing with toys is an instinct or a learned behavior in cats?

Accepted Answer

When the cat was young, did it see its mother play with toys?

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What is the toy made of?

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Does the cat play with the toy every day?

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Do the cat's brothers and sisters also play with the toy?

Question 19

A student has several rose plants. The flowers on one plant are yellow. The flowers on the other plants are red. Which is the BEST question the student could ask to determine whether yellow flowers are an inherited physical trait or an acquired physical trait?

Accepted Answer

Did the plant with yellow roses have a parent with yellow roses?

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Are the rose plants healthy?

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Do roses reporduce from seeds or spores?

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What is the difference between an inherited physical trait and abn acquired physical trait

Question 20

a robin sings a song, hunts worms on a school lawn, builds a nest, and sleeps at night. Which behavior did the bird MOST LIKELY inherit from its parents?

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building a nest

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singing a song

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hunting worms

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sleeping at night

Question 21

a student observes monkeys at a zoo. A zookeeper brings a tub of melons. The monkeys race to the tub and eat the melons. What two questions would the student MOST LIKELY ask to determine whether eating melons is an instinct or a learned behavior in these monkeys?

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What do the monkeys eat in nature?

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Are melons a regular part of the monkey's diet?

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How does a new monkey react the first time it sees the melons?

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Are learned behaviors more important than instincts for monkeys?

Question 22

a rabbit has two ears, brown fur, a swollen foot, and large front teeth. Which characteristic is MOST LIKELY an acquired physical trait?

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swollen foot

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two ears

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brown fur

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large front teeth

Question 23

a scientist observes a pair of bald eagles as they raise their chicks. The adult eagles fly from their nest to a nearby lake, where they hunt for fish. Which question would the scientist MOST LIKELY ask to determine whether fishing is an instinct or a learned behavior in bald eagles?

Accepted Answer

Will the adult eagles show the chicks how to fish?

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Do the eagles eat anything other than fish?

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How old are the chicks when they start to fish?

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How is an instinct different from a learned behavior?

Question 24

What is a gene?

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the basic unit by which genetic information is passed from parent to offspring

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An acquired trait in animals

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the product of one or more parents

Question 25

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

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heredity

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acquired trait

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physical characteristic

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instinct

Question 26

The product of one or more parent(s),

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offspring

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sibling

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reproduce

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retraction

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