Unit 2 Quiz 1 - Science

a person who studies plants and animals in the wild

• offspring

• genes

• wildlife biologist

• wildlife geologist

something we observe to be similar over and over again

• offspring

• genes

• pattern

• trait

something that can be observed about an organism, such as fur color or ear shape

• pattern

• trait

• genes

• observation

living things that come from parents

• offspring

• genes

• observation

• trait

instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and are passed down from parents to offspring

• observation

• offspring

• genes

• trait

using the five senses (touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing) to gather information about something

• genes

• traits

• observations

• pattern

Organisms in a species can have similar traits, but there can be variation in each trait. An example _________

• Puppies from the same litter all have fur that is the same color

• Puppies from the same litter all have fur, but the fur color can vary in each puppy

• Puppies from different litters all have fur

Organisms can reproduce offspring with a different variation than their own. An example __________

• An orange cat can have kittens with brown or black fur.

• An orange cat can have kittens with orange fur.

Organisms born to the same parents may not look alike because

• the parents can pass the same characteristics to each offspring

• the parents can pass different characteristics to each offspring

• children don't ever look like their parents