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Inheritance and Traits Unit Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

all the living and nonliving things in an area

a)

data

b)

inherit

c)

environment

d)

organism

2.

instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring

a)

traits

b)

genes

c)

pattern

d)

offspring

3.

to try to learn more about something

a)

observe

b)

investigate

c)

reproduce

d)

explain

4.

living things that come from parents

a)

offspring

b)

organisms

c)

variations

d)

traits

5.

to make offspring

a)

pattern

b)

reproduce

c)

variation

d)

explain

6.

differences

a)

traits

b)

patterns

c)

variations

d)

genes

7.

something we observe to be similar over and over again

a)

genes

b)

traits

c)

environments

d)

patterns

8.

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

a)

organisms

b)

species

c)

genes

d)

traits

9.

observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

a)

investigate

b)

data

c)

observe

d)

inherit

10.

a description of how something works or why something happens

a)

explanation

b)

trait

c)

data

d)

observation

11.

to get something that is passed down

a)

observe

b)

inherit

c)

species

d)

variation

12.

a living thing, such as a plant or animal

a)

organism

b)

trait

c)

offspring

d)

reproduce

13.

something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

a)

gene

b)

pattern

c)

trait

d)

organism

14.

A blue flower and a blue bird have more in common than a red bird and a blue bird.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Only plants and humans are made of cells.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

ALL organisms are made up of cells.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Which of the following is NOT a variation between different people?

a)

hair color

b)

number of ears

c)

eye color

d)

skin tone

18.

These monkeys have variations, but they are all the same ______.

a)

species

b)

color

c)

size

d)

variation

19.

What is similar about the butterfly and the chicken's life cycles?

a)

They both start as an egg.

b)

They have live birth.

c)

They both fly.

d)

They both have 4 stages.

20.

According to the fur trait, is it likely that this offspring came from these parents?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

There are 2 gorillas that are brothers and then separated at a young age. One went to live in a cage at the zoo and was fed once a day and the other in the wild where he could hunt and eat as he pleased. After many years the two were reunited. One was much bigger than the other. Which do you think was bigger?

a)

The gorilla living in the cage.

b)

The gorilla living in the wild.

22.

Denise noticed a scar on her leg. Is this an inherited trait or an environmental trait?

a)

inherited

b)

environmental

23.

Which of the following traits did the offspring inherit from the parent?

a)

green eyes

b)

red hair

c)

brown hair

d)

blue eyes

24.

Which of the following did the offspring NOT inherit from the parent?

a)

red hair

b)

blue eyes

c)

green eyes

d)

freckles

25.

There are many different organisms on Earth. They are seperated into gropus called

a)

animals

b)

plants

c)

species

d)

families

26.

Organisms have many different traits. Traits are things you can

a)

read

b)

choose

c)

observe

d)

taste

27.

Animals that are the same species can still be very different. Think of the birds! These differences are called

a)

environment

b)

wrong

c)

mistakes

d)

variations

28.

These dogs have many trait variations. Choose all that apply.

a)

fur color

b)

number of legs

c)

ear shape

d)

fur length

e)

number of ears

29.

We are all made up of

a)

cells

b)

chemicals

c)

organisms

d)

water

30.

This diagram shows the _______________ of a giraffe and a spider.

a)

life span

b)

species family

c)

life cycle

d)

explanation

31.

Some species are born and some are hatched. We are

a)

hatched

b)

born

32.

What could traits could the offspring inherit from its parents?

a)

color

b)

smell

c)

spots

d)

scars

33.

Can the environment change an organisms traits?

a)

yes

b)

no

34.

All traits froms a parent are passed down to the offspring?

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Some traits result from inheritance and the environment.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

This person has a scar. This is an ________ trait.

a)

inherited

b)

environmental

c)

explained

d)

investigated

37.

People do not inherit all of their traits. Some traits are

a)

crazy

b)

learned

c)

absorbed

d)

bought

38.

Which of the following traits is one that can NOT be inherited.

a)

hair style

b)

hair color

c)

ear size

d)

height

39.

I looked at some old pictures and found out that my grandmother, my great aunt, my dad, my aunt, and my uncle all have red hair. I noticed a

a)

species

b)

variation

c)

pattern

d)

organism

40.

You were born to two birth parents. You are their

a)

offspring

b)

variation

c)

environment

d)

trait

41.

Choose all the statements that are true after looking at this picture.

a)

These are all celery.

b)

These are different colors because they are different kinds of celery.

c)

These colors are inherited.

d)

These colors are affected by the environment.

e)

This celery has environmental and inherited traits.

42.

Keira is 9 years old. She has short brown hair that is straight. She has brown eyes. She has a different accent then me. Her favorite sport is basketball. Which of these traits did she inherit from her parents? Choose all that apply.

a)

her brown hair

b)

her accent

c)

her brown eyes

d)

her love of basketball

e)

her straight hair

43.

Aimee swam in the pool a lot one summer. Her beautiful blonde hair turned green. This is an _______ trait.

a)

inherited

b)

environmental

44.

When we did the celery investigation, you used your sense of sight to see what happened to the celery in the food coloring. You were

a)

observing

b)

teaching

c)

explaining

d)

experimenting

45.

Why is Wolf 44 different in hunting style?

a)

He forgot how to hunt.

b)

He is stubborn and does it his own way.

c)

He learned from the pack he lives with.

d)

He is too small to hunt the right way.