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WorksheetsInheritance and Traits Unit Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
all the living and nonliving things in an area
data
inherit
environment
organism
instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring
traits
genes
pattern
offspring
to try to learn more about something
observe
investigate
reproduce
explain
living things that come from parents
offspring
organisms
variations
traits
to make offspring
pattern
reproduce
variation
explain
differences
traits
patterns
variations
genes
something we observe to be similar over and over again
genes
traits
environments
patterns
a group of organisms that are closely related to each other
organisms
species
genes
traits
observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
investigate
data
observe
inherit
a description of how something works or why something happens
explanation
trait
data
observation
to get something that is passed down
observe
inherit
species
variation
a living thing, such as a plant or animal
organism
trait
offspring
reproduce
something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size
gene
pattern
trait
organism
A blue flower and a blue bird have more in common than a red bird and a blue bird.
true
false
Only plants and humans are made of cells.
true
false
ALL organisms are made up of cells.
true
false
Which of the following is NOT a variation between different people?
hair color
number of ears
eye color
skin tone
These monkeys have variations, but they are all the same ______.
species
color
size
variation
What is similar about the butterfly and the chicken's life cycles?
They both start as an egg.
They have live birth.
They both fly.
They both have 4 stages.
According to the fur trait, is it likely that this offspring came from these parents?
Yes
No
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?
The gorilla living in the cage.
The gorilla living in the wild.
Denise noticed a scar on her leg. Is this an inherited trait or an environmental trait?
inherited
environmental
Which of the following traits did the offspring inherit from the parent?
green eyes
red hair
brown hair
blue eyes
Which of the following did the offspring NOT inherit from the parent?
red hair
blue eyes
green eyes
freckles
There are many different organisms on Earth. They are seperated into gropus called
animals
plants
species
families
Organisms have many different traits. Traits are things you can
read
choose
observe
taste
Animals that are the same species can still be very different. Think of the birds! These differences are called
environment
wrong
mistakes
variations
These dogs have many trait variations. Choose all that apply.
fur color
number of legs
ear shape
fur length
number of ears
We are all made up of
cells
chemicals
organisms
water
This diagram shows the _______________ of a giraffe and a spider.
life span
species family
life cycle
explanation
Some species are born and some are hatched. We are
hatched
born
What could traits could the offspring inherit from its parents?
color
smell
spots
scars
Can the environment change an organisms traits?
yes
no
All traits froms a parent are passed down to the offspring?
true
false
Some traits result from inheritance and the environment.
true
false
This person has a scar. This is an ________ trait.
inherited
environmental
explained
investigated
People do not inherit all of their traits. Some traits are
crazy
learned
absorbed
bought
Which of the following traits is one that can NOT be inherited.
hair style
hair color
ear size
height
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
species
variation
pattern
organism
You were born to two birth parents. You are their
offspring
variation
environment
trait
Choose all the statements that are true after looking at this picture.
These are all celery.
These are different colors because they are different kinds of celery.
These colors are inherited.
These colors are affected by the environment.
This celery has environmental and inherited traits.
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.
her brown hair
her accent
her brown eyes
her love of basketball
her straight hair
Aimee swam in the pool a lot one summer. Her beautiful blonde hair turned green. This is an _______ trait.
inherited
environmental
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
observing
teaching
explaining
experimenting
Why is Wolf 44 different in hunting style?
He forgot how to hunt.
He is stubborn and does it his own way.
He learned from the pack he lives with.
He is too small to hunt the right way.
