Offspring and Their Features Quiz

Offspring are...

• living things that come from parents

• babies that spring off a diving board

• animals that are not born in the Spring

• babies that walk off balance

Offspring have similar, but not identical, features to their parents.

• True

• False

What are some physical features that a lion’s offspring will grow up to have?

• mane

• claws

• sharp teeth

• tawny fur

• all of the above

Which structure do you think this rhino’s parents used to defend themselves?

• hard shell

• spikes

• sharp horn

• claws

Do ALL offspring need help from their parents to survive when they are first born?

• Yes

• No

This baby sloth does not have any structures like claws or horns that it could use to defend itself. Based upon this, how might it defend itself?

• by hiding in the trees

• with its poisonous skin

• with its horns

How might a penguin get its parent's attention?

• make a noise

• poke it with its beak

• touch it with its flipper

• all of the above

How will a baby dolphin let its parents know they need food?

• chirp

• bark

• whistle

• roar

What are some of the ways that parents respond when their young offspring try to get their attention?

• they give their offspring food

• they nuzzle their offspring

• they protect their offspring

• all of the above

Animal and plant offspring defend themselves in the same way as their parents. What does this tell us about how a turtle's offspring would defend themselves?

• They would use the same defense mechanisms as their parents.

• They would develop new defense mechanisms.

• They would not have any defense mechanisms.

• They would rely on other animals for defense.