Science Unit 2 Quiz 2

A scientist places a laboratory rat in a maze. At the end of the maze is food. After a few tries, the rat quickly finds the way to the food. After a while, the laboratory rat goes directly to the food. It does not take any wrong turns. What kind of behavior is being displayed?

• environmental

• inherited

• learned

• automatic

A different rat grew up in the wild. Will it be able to complete the maze on its first try?

• .No it hadn't learned how to go through the maze and that there would be food at the end

• No, it was wild and wouldn't even try.

• Yes, because it knows how to hunt for food.

Mark found a plant with purple flowers. He collected its seeds and planted them. All of the offspring had leaves shaped like the leaves of the parent plant. The offspring had different colors of flowers: white, pink and purple What does that show? Choose 2

• Offspring inherit traits from their parents

• Offspring are always exactly like their parents.

• Offspring may have variations in their traits.

• Offspring are always exactly like each other

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Choose the examples of acquired traits. Choose 2

• a ladybug has spots

• a goat has a scar on its face

• a robin lays blue eggs

• a butterfly has a torn wing

Which characteristics can children inherit from their parents? Choose 2

• red hair

• favorite color

• brown eyes

• a suntan

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Molly observes a group of the same type of dogs. Which inherited trait would most likely be different in the group of dogs?

• color of fur

• ability to bark

• number of legs

• sharpness of their teeth

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A horse has the following traits. Which trait has been affected by the environment?

• soft hair

• brown eyes

• a chipped tooth

• a long tail

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What do you call differences between individuals of the same type of plant or animal?

• traits

• acquired traits

• new traits

• variations

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A type of grass grows tall and green when it is healthy. What can you infer about an environment where that same type of grass is short and brown?

• The environment has everything the grass needs.

• The environment does not have what the grass needs.

• The grass has too much space.

• The grass is healthy.

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What trait is NOT passed down from parent to offspring?

• inherited trait

• shape of a bird's beak

• coloring

• acquired trait