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WorksheetsInherited Traits, Learned Behaviors and Adaptations
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
a)
behavior
b)
learned trait
c)
inherited trait
d)
function
2.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
height
d)
speaking a language
3.
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
a)
learned behavior
b)
adaptive behavior
c)
inherited behavior
d)
instinctive behavior
4.
Which best explains why a child may look like his father, but is not able to play basketball as well as him?
a)
Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
b)
The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.
c)
The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.
d)
He hates playing basketball so he doesn't care if his dad can play.
5.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
6.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
7.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
8.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
9.
Which of these BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold?
a)
a. They store twigs and sticks in their nest
b)
b. They migrate to a warmer climate
c)
c. They grow more feathers to stay warm in the winter
d)
d. They hide in bushes and wait for warm weather
10.
Cactus has spines instead of leaves. The spines reduces water loss through the tiny holes in the leaves of plants.
a)
Structural
b)
Behavioural
11.
Which of the following is NOT a behavioral adaptation?
a)
Making a nest in the crevices of buildings
b)
Hunting at night
c)
Collecting food from trash cans
d)
Having large eyes that can see well in the dark
12.
Things an animal does to survive are called...
a)
physical adaptations.
b)
environmental advantages.
c)
behavioral adaptations.
d)
structural adaptations.
13.
Behaviors that are taught and mastered
a)
instincts
b)
learned behaviors
14.
Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
a)
behavior
b)
learned trait
c)
inherited trait
d)
function
15.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
height
d)
Raising your hand to get Ms. Deering's attention
16.
A body part that does a certain job for an organism.
a)
function
b)
adaptation
c)
trait
d)
structure
17.
The job a body part does for an organism.
a)
adaptation
b)
inherited trait
c)
function
d)
structure
18.
The shape of a leaf.
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait
19.
Susan has curly, brown hair.
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
20.
Lia can roll her tongue.
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait
21.
Mrs. Dopslauf reads a book to her son.
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
22.
An instinct.
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait
23.
Cannot be changed.
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
24.
How to hunt for prey.
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait
25.
Geese most likely have webbed feet because
a)
They help the goose fly.
b)
They protect the goose.
c)
They help the goose blend in with its surroundings.
d)
They allow the goose to swim.
26.
Some caterpillars have the ability to puff themselves up to look like a deadly viper. This is an example of __________.
a)
chemical defenses
b)
camouflage
c)
protective covering
d)
mimicry
27.
The springbok uses its long legs to outrun the enemy. This is an example of ___________.
a)
chemical defenses
b)
flight
c)
mimicry
d)
protective covering
28.
What is an instinct?
a)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
b)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
c)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
29.
A dog has 5 puppies - 3 females and 1 male. Which statement best describes the characteristics of these puppies?
a)
All of these puppies will look exactly like their father.
b)
All of these puppies will look exactly like their mother.
c)
The male puppies will look like their father, and the female puppies will look like their mother.
d)
The male and female puppies will look like both their mother and father.
30.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Anna has a southern accent.
Anna has a southern accent.
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
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