Inherited Characteristics Quiz

What did Gregor Mendel notice about his pea plants?

• Pea plants had no offspring

• Pea plants had no characteristics

• Pea plants had different characteristics

• All pea plants had the same characteristics

What are characteristics?

• The qualities an organism has

• The size of an organism

• The shape of an organism

• The color of an organism

What characteristic helps the prickly pear cactus survive in a dry environment?

• Green pods

• Short spines

• Waxy coating on pads

• Long stems

How is a zebra's pattern like a fingerprint?

• It is the same for all zebras

• It is unique to each zebra

• It changes every day

• It is inherited from the parents

List three characteristics that the peacock flounder inherited.

• Short legs, long neck, blue color

• Two eyes on one side, ability to change color, ability to hide

• No characteristics inherited

• Long tail, sharp teeth, green color

Write a characteristic you may have inherited from your parents.

• Purple skin

• Green eyes

• Blue hair

• Tall height

How did giraffes' necks get so long?

• By eating tall trees

• By inheriting longer and stronger necks

• By fighting with other giraffes

• By stretching their necks

Describe how the dark moths' coloring gives them an advantage over the light-colored moths.

• It helps them fly higher

• It makes them faster

• It makes them stronger

• It helps them blend in better against the trees

What is one characteristic that might give a hawk an advantage over other hawks?

• Short wings

• Weak beak

• Sharp eyesight

• Slow flight

Describe why offspring usually look like their parents.

• Because they inherit characteristics from their parents

• Because they compete with their parents

• Because they want to look like their parents

• Because they have no other choice