TCI How Does the Environment Affect Traits Unit 4 Lesson 2

Which of these is a trait that parents pass on to their offspring?

• the holes drilled into tree trunks by woodpeckers.

• the pink color flamingos get by eating certain food

• language that a child learns over time

• fur that grows on a bear's body

A lion gets a scar from a fight. This scar is a trait that is

• inherited from one lion to another.

• uncommon among lions.

• a behavior that the lion learned.

• caused by something in the lion's environment.

The environment is

• the place where an organism lives

• the nonliving things that can affect an organism.

• the living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

• the plants and animals that affect the traits of an organism.

_______ is an example of a trait caused by the environment.

• A scar on a person's arm

• The pinkish color of a flamingo

• A hole in a tree created by a woodpecker

• Each of these

Which BEST explains why this pet ferret probably can’t hunt like a wild ferret?

• Wild ferrets are born hungry

• Wild ferrets learn how to hunt from their parents

• All ferrets know how to hunt by instinct

• Pet ferrets do not need to eat

Which one of these traits is MOST LIKELY a learned behavior?

• green eyes

• grey hair color

• chasing mice

• sitting on command

Which is a trait people can learn

• how to eat

• how to blink

• how to sneeze

• how to breathe

Based on the photo, which plant (or plants) was MOST likely grown in no light?

• left

• middle

• right

• all of these