Traits & Behaviors

Traits & Behaviors

5th Grade

20 Qs

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Traits & Behaviors

Traits & Behaviors

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
3-LS3-1, HS-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Julie Weida

Used 116+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of these is NOT an instinctive behavior?

a bird building a nest

a turtle burying its eggs

a baby crying when they are hungry

a farmer teaching a horse to pull a plow

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of these are characteristics of inherited traits?

being able to speak in front of a crowd

having green eyes and brown hair

mastering your multiplication facts

becoming a teacher

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following describes a learned behavior in a dog?

black fur

running fast

four legs

fetching sticks

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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 called?

organelles

genes

muscles

cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the chemical called that is found inside our cell's nucleus and determines our inherited traits?

D.N.A.

genes

chromosomes

chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring is called a __________________ trait.

acquired

inherited

dominant

recessive

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?

liking pizza

riding a bike

blowing bubbles with your gum

freckles

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-1

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