5th Grade Science Review (Unit 5- Unit 6)

Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

• behavior
• learned trait
• inherited trait
• function

Which characteristic is inherited?

• hair color
• sleeping late
• enjoying hiking
• loving to read

If a parent cactus has spines, the offspring will have  ______

• fruit
• spines
• leaves
• petals 

A sea turtle's rubbery shell is an example of what kind of trait?

• Physical trait

• Behavioral trait

• Non inherited trait

• Learned trait

When a sea turtle is hatched, it moves towards the ocean. What kind of trait is this?

• Behavioral

• Physical

• Non inherited

• Learned

A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...

• learned behavior
• adaptive behavior
• inherited behavior
• instinctive behavior

The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...

• long hair
• blue eyes
• long eyelashes
• small dimples

Which best explains why a child may look like his father, but is not able to play basketball as well as him?

• Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
• The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.
• The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.
• He hates playing basketball so he doesn't care if his dad can play.

Which is a characteristic of a dog that is most likely a result of its environment? 

• its color 
• its length of ears 
• its food preference
• its ability to see in the dark 

•Which is not an inherited trait?

• –. dimples

• –reading

• –freckles

• –brown eyes