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WorksheetsTraits Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a learned behavior that a human and their offspring would share?
a)
Eye Color
b)
Ability to roll tongue
c)
Speaking the same language
d)
Earlobes
2.
Which of the following is an innate trait found in a dog?
a)
Barking at other dogs or humans they don't know
b)
Staying away from cats
c)
Fetching a ball
d)
Begging
3.
Juan and his family can speak more than one language. This is an example of-
a)
Inherited Trait
b)
Learned Behavior
c)
Accident
d)
Given at birth
4.
Which of the following is something an offspring would inherit?
a)
Brushing their hair
b)
Size of hands and feet
c)
Playing
d)
Riding a bike
5.
This is a learned behavior-
a)
The size of a snake's fangs
b)
A dog with long fur
c)
An animal avoiding something harmful (porcupine, snake)
d)
A spider spinning a web
6.
Scientists who study genes help in everyday life in all ways expect-
a)
Using DNA to solve crimes
b)
Altering plants that are resistant to toxins
c)
Curing diseases
d)
Determining how to make people like vegetables.
7.
Bears are born to do all of the following except-
a)
Sleep through the winter
b)
Be omnivores
c)
Run fast
d)
Get close to humans for food
8.
Which trait is inherited?
a)
Dimples
b)
Reading
c)
Writing
d)
Saying the pledge
9.
A whale has an inherited trait of-
a)
Letting people ride them
b)
Performing at Sea World
c)
Pushing its offspring to the surface of the water so it can breathe
d)
not here
10.
The following is an example of an inherited trait an offspring might share with its parent-
a)
Both like Chinese food
b)
Both like to watch sports
c)
Both have dark hair
d)
Both like Jazz music
11.
Why do plants grow toward the strongest source of light?
a)
Accident
b)
Coincidence
c)
Inherited
d)
Learned
12.
Why do cats arch their backs and hiss when they are scared?
a)
Learned it from its owner
b)
Inherited behavior
c)
Decided it was the best way to react
d)
Learned it from its parents or siblings
13.
Max, the dog, was hit in the face by a porcupine, now he runs from them. Max likes to take naps by the fire, where he curls up and sleeps for hours. He likes to shake his body dry after a rain, and can smell a scent from miles away. Which of the following is a behavior Max learned?
a)
Running from the porcupine
b)
Shaking off the rain
c)
Curling up for a nap
d)
Smelling things that are far away.
14.
Caroline's bird rings a bell in her cage when she is hungry. She flies around her cage and sleeps sitting up. Which behavior is learned?
a)
Sleeps sitting up
b)
Ringing a bell for food
c)
Flying around her cage
d)
Not here
15.
Wild animals roam freely in their environment. Which is a learned behavior a mustang would demonstrate?
a)
Switching its tail to get rid of flies
b)
The color of its mane
c)
Going to campsites for food
d)
Grazing
16.
Which of the following are learned traits?
a)
Talking bird, writing, dolphins doing tricks
b)
Bird building a n est, playing sports, dog with long hair
c)
Bears hibernating, hair color, birds migrating
d)
Speaking several languages, favorite food, dogs eating meat.
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