Traits Quiz

1. Which physical characteristic can be passed on to offspring?

• long hair
• sunburn
• pierced ear
• brown eyes

2. Two parent flowers produce a new flower. One parent flower is blue with round-edged petals. The other parent flower has pointed-edged blue petals with white tips. Which traits could the offspring flowers have? Choose two answers in the table.

• A. blue pointed petals
• B. yellow pointed petals
• C. white ruffled-edged petals
• D. blue round-edged petals with white tips

3. Spiders make webs to catch prey. This is an instinct. What does this mean?

• A spider inherited knowledge of how to make a web
• Humans teach spiders how to make webs
• Spiders have learned how to make webs from reading books
• Spiders learn how to make webs by watching Spider-Man

4. Some animals of different breeds look alike but have differences that affect the way they survive. Birds of prey have different features than birds that eat seeds and small insects. A table with traits of different birds and characteristics is shown. What traits go with a bird that eats mostly seeds?

• Large, curved beak and short, narrow wings
• Small, curved beak and short, narrow wings
• Small, straight beak and short, narrow wings
• Large, curved beak and long, broad wings

5. How do plants and animals pass down their traits?

• The baby animals look at their parents and try to copy them
• Genes carry information about traits from the parents to the baby
• Baby animals pass the traits to their parents
• Only animals pass down their traits

6. Which is true about traits?

• Babies get traits from only one parent
• Babies do not get traits from their parents
• Babies get some traits from both of their parents
• Babies look exactly like their parents

7. The picture shows a mother dog with her young. Which of these best describes the father dog?

• He is a different shape.
• He is a different color.
• He has a different owner.
• He wears a different collar.

8. A female elk gives birth to an offspring. What would you expect the offspring to look like? Select the best answer.

• A. The offspring would look exactly like its mother because it inherits all traits from its mother.
• B. The offspring would look exactly like its father because it inherits all traits from its father.
• C. The offspring would look similar to both the mother and the father because it inherits traits from both parents.
• D. The offspring would not look like either parent because it inherits traits from its siblings.

9. These are American short-hair kittens. How can you tell they are the same breed even though they look different in some ways?

• All American short-hair cats have similar face shape and body size, but different fur color
• All American short-hair cats have similar fur color and body size, but different eyes
• All American short-hair cats have similar fur color and face shape, but different ears
• All American short-hair cats have similar face shape, but different teeth and feet