Traits & Heredity Lesson 1 (Inherited Traits)

Animals often share similar physical characteristics with their parents.

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• FALSE

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The physical traits of the offspring are inherited and identical to its parents.

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• FALSE

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The skills learned for a wolf to hunt well are inherited traits

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• FALSE

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Height is a physical trait that can vary from parent to offspring

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• FALSE

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Animal breeders choose animals by specific traits when deciding which animals to breed

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• FALSE

Which of the following is an example of a variation in physical traits among offspring

• all lions have sharp teeth

• tigers have different stripe patterns

• dolphins hunt fish in different ways

• a grizzly bear and a black bear have different sized paws

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Two pea plants with purple flowers _________________.

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• cannot have offspring with white flowers

• cannot have offspring

• might have some offspring with white flowers and some with purple flowers

• can only have offspring with purple flowers

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Which of the following is not a physical trait of a Labrador retriever?

• a long snout

• webbed feet

• a yellow coat

• always barks at night

Which of the following is not an inherited instinct?

• a dog learns how to catch a disc

• a spider’s ability to spin a web

• a kitten’s ability to breathe

• a bird’s desire to build a nest

Two parents each have a dominant trait and a recessive trait present. Is it possible for their offspring to show only the recessive trait?

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