Life Science Q2

Which characteristic is inherited?

• hair color
• sleeping late
• enjoying hiking
• loving to read

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Most young animals inherit similar appearances, such as shape and color, from their parent animals. Which best describes why a baby deer (fawn) has spots when the adult deer do not?

• The spots help camouflage the fawn for protection while it is young.

• The adult deer lose their spots by rubbing against trees.

• The fawn must come from a different parent deer with spots.

Which of these is not an instinct?

• Dog barking

• Bird building a nest

• Baby crying for it's mother

• A monkey using a stick

• Shark eating fish

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 trait?

• black fur with brown spots

• good sense of smell

• chipped tooth

• four legs

Which two are INHERITED traits?

• able to roller skate

• freckles

• green eyes

• fast reader

Which two are ACQUIRED traits?

• freckles

• green eyes

• bruise on leg

• painted nails

The shape of a plant's leaves is

• Inherited

• Acquired

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A person's ability to read is ...

• Inherited

• Acquired

Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand of a beach. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of...

• learned behavior

• an instinct

• acquired trait

A birds' beak size is

• inherited

• acquired