Animal Traits Lesson 2 Review

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1. How can you tell if an adult animal and a baby animal are parent and offspring?

• a. They look similar.
• b. They are the same size.
• c. They are different colors.

2. Who do children inherit traits from?

• a. mother only
• b. father only
• c. both parents
• d. neither parent

3. How a person looks AND acts are their ______.

• a. instincts
• b. traits
• c. behavior

4. Which is NOT an inherited trait?

• a. color of fur
• b. height
• c. speaking a language
• d. eye color

5. A group of kittens have the same parents. What is one way that the kittens can be different from each other and their parents?

• a. They will be able to fly.
• b. They will not eat the same kind of food.
• c. They can be different colors.

6. Heredity is the passing on of traits from an organism’s ____.

• a. parents
• b. neighbors

7. In many ways, young animals are a lot like ___________.

• a. their mother
• b. both their mother and their father
• c. their father

8. The color of your eyes, skin, and hair are examples of ______traits,

• a. inherited
• b. learned

9. Which is an example of a learned trait?

• a. roller-skating
• b. hair color
• c. eye color
• d. plant shape