Inheritance and Traits

In a single species, are traits the exact same or can they vary?

• They are always the exact same.

• They can vary.

Where do an organism's traits usually come from?

• their home

• their place

• their parents

• their children

Traits can be inherited from parents. Traits can also form over time based on life experience, interests, practice, etc. Is this true or false?

• true

• false

What is the word for all of the living and nonliving things in an area?

• environment

• place

• plant

• animal

Another word for "differences".

• chance

• variation

• disperse

• trait

If an animal evolves (changes) to have spikes so that predators cannot eat it, that is an example of a _______________ trait.

• inherited

• defense

• environmental

• none of the above

A parent fish has red scales, so their offspring also has red scales. This is an example of an _____________ trait.

• evironmental

• defensive

• inherited

• none of the above

What is a trait?

• an organism's personality

• something about an organism that can be observed

• an organism's diet

• an organism's home

A sea turtle's offspring gets a shell from its parents. A sea turtle needs a shell to protect them from sharks. A sea turtle shell is an example of _____________ traits.

• inherited

• environmental

• both

• neither

A parent dog has black fur. The other parent dog has blonde fur. Their offspring has black fur. Which parent did the offspring inherit its fur from?

• black dog

• yellow dog

• grey dog

• blonde dog