Evolution and Inheritance

What are offspring?

• An organism's parents

• The children or young of an organism

• Organisms that hatch from eggs.

• The places an organism lives.

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Which of these statements is correct?

• Animals produce offspring of the same kind.

• Only mammals produce offspring, not fish.

• Offspring are sometimes a completely different type to the parent organism.

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The difference between parents and offspring is known as...

• adaptation

• variation

• evolution

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Which of these statements is correct?

• Normally, female offspring are identical to their female parent.

• Normally, males only pass characteristics on to male offspring.

• Normally, offspring do not share any characteristics with their parents.

• Normally, offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.

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Three rabbits have the same parents and were born at the same time. Why do they look different to each other?

• One of them is less healthy than the other two.

• They have each eaten a different type of diet.

• They have chosen their fur colour.

• They each share a different combination of characteristics with their parents.

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What is inheritance in Science?

• The money passed on to offspring by their parents.

• The inherited characteristics passed on to offspring by their parents.

• The environmental characteristics passed on to offspring by their parents.

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Which of these is not an inherited characteristic?

• freckles

• short hair cut

• curly hair

• eye colour

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Which is these is not an environmental characteristic?

• nose piercing

• accent

• brown eyes

• fashion sense

The special features that animals have that help them to survive in their habitats are called...

• Adaptations

• Environments

• Predators

• Herbivores

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Which of these would help an animal survive in a very cold environment?

• Sharp teeth

• Thick fur

• Large horns

• Webbed feet

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