Science Review 25-7

Two students listed some traits of their favorite football player. Which question would help the student determine which trait on the list is an acquired physical trait of the football player?

• How tall is the football player?

• Does the football player have any siblings?

• Why does the football player have brown eyes and hair?

• Has the football player always been good at

  catching a football?

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The eastern box turtle lives in Georgia. The list shows some characteristics of the eastern box turtle. Which question can be asked to find out which characteristic is a learned behavior?

• Do all eastern box turtles like the same food?

• Do eastern box turtles in other states live for 50 years?

• Do eastern box turtles in other states have the

  same color of spots?

• Do all eastern box turtles hide in their shells when they are frightened?

Which of these is the correct definition for a gene?

• a single cell organism

• a string of Mitochondrial DNA

• non-hereditary traits such as learned behaviors

• a hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of

  DNA

A group of students watches sea lions on some rocks. They hear the sea lions barking loudly.

Which of the following is the best question to ask to help them figure out if barking is an instinct or

a learned behavior?

• Does the sea lions’ barking help them find more food?

• Do baby sea lions bark from the time they are

  born?

• Do other kinds of ocean animals make a similar sound?

• Does the barking mean there is a predator nearby?

A person who breeds animals keeps careful records of the fur color of parents and offspring

from each generation. The fur color is a trait transferred from generation to generation. What

are the structures that carry the information for these traits?

• the skin

• the genes

• the cytoplasm

• the nerves

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A student observes a tree that is shaped like a cone. What question would help the student

decide whether this shape is inherited or acquired?

• Do all the trees of this kind have that same cone shape?

• Are there more birds in the cone-shaped tree?

• Does this cone-shaped tree produce more

  seeds?

• Is there a water source close to the cone-

  shaped tree?

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The characteristics of a dolphin are shown in the illustration. The dolphin inherited all of these characteristics from its parents EXCEPT -

• its blowhole, for breathing.

• its scars from a motor boat.

• its long, rounded snout.

• its broad, flat tail

Bears go into hibernation during the winter. Hibernation is considered a learned behavior.

• True

• False

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Rashad watched two mockingbirds that were competing with one another. He took notes on the interactions between the birds every week for a month. Which of his notes is an observation?

• The mockingbird with the smaller beak built a

  complex nest.

• The mockingbird with the larger beak does not like the rain.

• The mockingbird with the smaller beak does not sing well.

• The mockingbird with the larger beak built a

  larger nest.

Abdimuhaymen's mom is an excellent cook. Why is Abdimuhaymen and his siblings MOST likely to

become good cooks?

• They will learn to cook from instinct.

• They will learn to cook from watching her.

• They will inherit her cooking skills.

• Cooking is an innate behavior.