Life Science STAAR Review

A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?

• eye color
• length of hair
• ability to read
• type of language spoken 

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• blinking
• riding a bike
• swallowing
• crying

What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• handedness
• language

Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? brown fur

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
Sally likes playing catch.

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
Jordan loves swimming

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

In the ADULT stage, the organisms job is 

• to hatch
• to eat
• to change 
• to reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?

• egg
• pupa
• adult
• larva

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis is a/an_.

• embryo
• adult
• nymph
• larva

After a frog hatches from an egg it looks just like an adult frog.

• True
• False