EOG Review

What is an inherited trait?

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

• 
  Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Curly hair

• inherited

• learned

• instinct

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• brown eyes

• riding a bike

• crying

A spider spins a web. 

• inherited

• learned

• instinct

Bob is a tall, slender young man with red hair and blue eyes. Which couple would most likely be Bob’s parents? 

• 
  a slender, red-haired father and a tall, blue-eyed mother 

• a tall green-eyed father with long brown hair and a short, brown- haired mother 

• a short, green-eyed, black-haired father and a tall, brown haired, brown-eyed mother 

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which best explains why the offspring of giraffes generally look similar to their parents? 

• Giraffe parents teach their offspring to look like them. 

• Offspring mimic their parents’ appearances and actions. 

• Giraffe parents pass on characteristics to their offspring. 

Which trait is not inherited? 

• right handedness

• eye color

• language

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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

• inherited

• learned

a scar, tattoo, and pierced ears are

• acquired

• inherited

• learned

During which stage do clouds form?

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4