Heredity

Which is an example of heredity?

• A tree falling over

• A student remembering to bring a signed paper back

• A rabbit with brown spots and white fur

• A sandy beach

Which of these are NOT a specialized structure?

• Sharp Claws

• Webbed Feet

• Sharp Beak

• Worms eating leaves

Which trait could be influenced by the environment?

• A rabbit getting thicker hair as the winter approaches

• Your hair getting grey as you get older

• You stretch so you can go taller

• You wear shorts in summer

What traits are similar for the parent (frog) and the offspring (tadpole)

• Both live around or in water

• Both always stay in the water

• Both have webbed feet

• Both eat breath air

If I want to make sure I get a German Shepard Dog I must...

• I look in the pet store

• Talk to a police officer

• Make sure both parents are German Shepards

• Train a lab to get bigger

What specialized structures to skunks have to keep predators away?

• The smell and have warning colors

• They move really fast

• They are low to the ground

• They pretend to be kittens

How does a spider know how to spin a web?

• Its mother taught it how to so it is a learned behavior

• It watches other spiders to learn how

• It practices so it is a learned behavior

• It is an instinctive behavior inherited from its parents

Dogs from Mexico have thin, short hair. What advantage does it give the dogs?

• makes it fast to get away

• it can hunt better

• It helps the dog stay cool in a hot climate

• people like them more that way so they will be adopted

Which of the following is NOT a way desert animals have adapted to survive in the desert?

• thick fur

• active at night when it is cooler

• small in size

• go underground during the hot day

A lizard has a darker color on its body. What survival advantage would this be?

• It will absorb more heat to stay warm

• It will make the lizard slower

• It will help it dig faster

• It will help it find food quicker