Unit 2-Heredity: Inheritance & Variations of Traits (2)

A trait is a  _____________ of living things.

• characteristic
• reproduce
• variation
• trait

If a tree that grows bent makes seeds and those seeds are planted in a greenhouse with no wind, will the new tree grow straight or bent?

• Straight
• Bent

Living things reproduce and create ______________.

• reproduce
• traits
• offspring
• variations

Malnutrition can often be corrected with a proper diet. Malnutrition is a genetic trait. 

• True
• False

Which is NOT a true statement?

• Maple trees have maple tree offspring
• Snakes have worm offspring
• Alligators have alligator offspring
• Lobsters have lobster offspring

Malnutrition is caused by 

• too few calories
• clean water
• too many calories
• lots of vitamins

Extreme weather can be difficult for many organisms. In snowy climates, trees that have needles survive better than trees with flat leaves. We can say that the environment ________ trees with needles.

• selected for
• selected against
• had no effect on

Seven lizards hatch from the same nest. Four have small yellow spots. Three have large yellow spots. Their parents most likely had

• No spots
• Yellow spots
• Red spots
• Yellow stripes

____________ in traits are called variations. 

• organisms
• variations
• differences
• a range of traits

Offspring are the same kind of living thing as their __________. 

• offspring
• parents
• variation
• characteristics