Ch 4 Lesson 5 and 6

The quality an organism has is called

• inherit

• characteristic

• advantage

• offspring

A characteristic that can help an individual compete in its environment is a (an)

• inherit

• characteristic

• advantage

• offspring

What means to receive characteristics from an organism's parents?

• inherit

• characteristic

• advantage

• offspring

Why do offspring usually look like their parents?

• parents inherit characteristics from their offspring

• offspring are unable to adapt to their environment

• offspring try to copy their parents after they are born

• offspring inherit characteristics from their parents

Which is an example of an inherited characteristic of an animal?

• a bird building a nest

• a dolphin learning tricks at Sea World

• a dog learning to fetching a ball

• a whale migrating to warmer water

Something that causes a reaction in a living thing is a

• migration

• habitat

• stimulus

• instinct

A behavior that is inherited is called what?

• migration

• habitat

• stimulus

• instinct

A movement between habitats is called

• migration

• habitat

• stimulus

• instinct

A hungry bear hunts in the forest for food. What is the stimulus?

• the bear living in the forest

• the bear hunting for food

• the bear is hungry

A human builds a fire while camping to keep warm during the night. What type of behavior is this

• instinct

• learned