Traits & Inheritance Quiz 1

What are traits?

• Various features of a living organism

• The force that occurs when two objects rub together

• DNA

• Learned behaviors

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What are inherited behaviors called?

• Hair color

• Eye color

• Color of a flower

• Instincts

Which two are physical traits?

Pick two choices.

• Eye color

• Hair color

• The ability to ride a bike

• Allergies

What are genes?

• Variations in traits

• A set of instructions that living organisms inherit from their parents

• Physical traits

• Learned behaviors

Which two are inherited traits of this cat?

Pick two choices.

• Fur color & pattern

• Favorite food

• Eye color

• Enjoying playing with a ball of yarn

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True or false? Physical traits and instincts are inherited.

• True

• False

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Which two are instincts (inherited behaviors)?

Pick two choices.

• Fur color

• Height

• Spiders spinning webs

• Birds making nests

What is variation in traits?

• DNA

• A trait that is different among living creatures of the same species

• Inherited behaviors

• Learned behaviors

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Which two traits show variation in these puppies?

Pick two choices.

• Favorite food

• Fur pattern

• Fur color

• Enjoying playing fetch

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True or false? If two kittens have the same parents, they will look exactly alike.

• True

• False

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