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WorksheetsTraits
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Question*Which characteristic is learned rather than inherited?
a)
being tall
b)
having curly hair
c)
having brown hair
d)
throwing a football
2.
Which list has learned traits only?
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
3.
Red is a bloodhound with an excellent sense of smell. He can often be found hunting in the fields following a scent, but ever since he got too close to a porcupine, he runs the opposite way. He loves to go swimming. After being in the water, he shakes and rolls around on the grass to dry off. After a long day, he curls up in the corner to nap.Identify inherited traits that Red has.1. shaking water from his coat to dry off.2.running from a porcupine.3. curling up for a nap.4. having an excellent sense of smell.
a)
1,3,4
b)
1,2,4
c)
2,3,4
d)
1,2,3
4.
My dog, Ginger, rings a bell by the door to go outside. She loves to swim and she shakes and rolls in the grass to dry off. Which is the learned behavior?
a)
She rings the bell to go out.
b)
She loves to swim.
c)
She shakes and rolls to dry off.
d)
She is a dog.
5.
Ridley green sea turtles are on the world's most endangered animal list. Scientists successfully treated a sea turtle that had recently swallowed a fishing hook. This table describes the captured turtle. Which description is NOT an inherited trait?
a)
I and V
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
6.
Parents and children share traits. Which of these is NOT an inherited trait?
a)
eye color
b)
liking spicy foods
c)
left-handedness
d)
ear shape
7.
Duke is a bloodhound and loves to hunt. Ever since he was sprayed by a skunk, when he sees one he runs the other way. This is a _______________trait.
a)
ingrained
b)
learned
c)
inherited
d)
instinctive
8.
An adult dog can sit, rollover, and bark when needs to potty outside. These are a type of _____________behavior.
a)
learned
b)
inherited
c)
talked about
d)
dumb
9.
What is the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors?
a)
Inherited trait are something you get from your sister and learned behaviors come from experience.
b)
Inherited traits are something you get from your parents and learned traits are things like eye color.
c)
Inherited traits are something you get from your parents such as hair type and learned behaviors are something you learn to do with practice or past event.
10.
Which of these is NOT a learned behavior?
a)
Riding a bike
b)
Has freckles
c)
Can play basketball
d)
Can speak a foreign language.
11.
Generation means-
a)
New organisms that come from parent organisms
b)
A single step in the line of descent from an ancestor
c)
A characteristic that has been passed from parents to offspring
d)
A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught.
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