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inherited traits/learned behavior

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A organism is a living thing.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

A characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring during reproduction is a inherited trait.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A characteristic of an organism is a offspring

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Hair color is a ________

a)

inherited trait

b)

learned behavior

5.

A ______________ is developed from observation or instruction rather than being passed down by heredity.

a)

trait

b)

inherited trait

c)

offspring

d)

learned behavior

6.

A ________ is a characteristic of an organism.

a)

offspring

b)

heridity

c)

trait

7.

A ________ is a living thing

a)

trait

b)

learned behavior

c)

organism

8.

Dimples is a ___________

a)

inherited trait

b)

learned behavior

9.

Playing baseball is a _________.

a)

inherited trait

b)

learned behavior

10.

Riding a bike is a __________.

a)

inherited behavior

b)

learned behavior

11.

Offspring means baby.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Offspring is a new organism that come from parents that have reproduced.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A inherited trait is a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring during reproduction.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Playing baseball is a ____________.

a)

trait

b)

learned behavior

15.

The science of studying heredity is ___________.

a)

engineer

b)

pathologist

c)

geologist

d)

genetics

16.

Eye color is _______________

a)

inherited trait

b)

learned behavior

17.

A ________ is a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe.

a)

characteristic

b)

generation

c)

heredity

d)

offspring

18.

________ is all of the offspring born and living at about the same time.

a)

offspring

b)

characteristic

c)

Generation

19.

Behaviors that are acquired by an organism's interactions with its environment and/or parents is ________.

a)

inherited trait

b)

characteristic

c)

learned behavior

20.

Playing baseball is _______________

a)

inherited

b)

learned behavior

c)

offspring

21.

The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation is ________.

a)

characteristic

b)

learned behavior

c)

heredity

22.

A living organism that is made when a plant or animal reproduces is _______.

a)

inherited trait

b)

offspring

c)

behavior

23.

The stronger gene is called _______________

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

24.

The weaker gene is called _________.

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

25.

_______ are the instructions or special codes that determine who we are.

a)

learned behaviors

b)

Genes

c)

offspring

26.

The study of heredity is called __________.

a)

pathologist

b)

physicist

c)

genetics

27.

An inherited trait of plants is ____________.

a)

eye color

b)

hair color

c)

shape of leaves

28.

Which ones are learned behaviors?

a)

eye color

b)

manners

c)

reading

d)

learning to play baseball

29.

Which ones are inherited traits?

a)

eye color

b)

number of eyes

c)

dimples

d)

riding a bicycle

30.

Which ones are learned behaviors?

a)

color of eyes

b)

playing video games

c)

holding a pencil

d)

writing your name