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Traits, Behaviors, Adaptations

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Harp seals give birth to their young in snowy ice fields in the Arctic. The baby seals have white coats. The mother leaves her young alone. What is the function of the seals white coat?
a)
It makes it easier for the mother to find it.
b)
It makes it hard for predators to see it.
c)
It helps it break through chunks of ice.
d)
It helps is get air from the surface.
2.

Harp seals give birth to their young in snowy ice fields in the Arctic. The baby seals have white coats. The baby seals white coat is a(n)

a)

Acquired Traits

b)

Inherited Behavior

c)

Learned Behavior

d)

Inherited Trait

3.
A trait that is passed down from generation to generation by parents to offspring
a)
Acquired Trait
b)
Learned Behavior
c)
Inherited Trait
d)
Inherited Behavior (Instincts)
4.
A trait that an organism gains from being in its environment.
a)
Inherited Trait
b)
Acquired Trait
c)
Learned Behavior
d)
Inherited Behavior (Instincts)
5.
Which is and example of an Inherited Behavior (Instinct)
a)
A baby using a spoon to eat
b)
A child born with green eyes.
c)
A robin building a nest.
d)
A baby with a scar on his face.
6.
Suppose all the trees in the grassland ecosystem were to perish. Which basic need would the giraffes have the most trouble finding?
a)
Shelter
b)
Water
c)
Food
d)
Air
7.

The color and petal shape of a flower are

a)

Inherited Behaviors

b)

Acquired Traits

c)

Learned Behaviors

d)

Inherited Traits

8.
Nesting Habits
a)
Baltimore oriole
b)
Barn swallow
c)
Downy Woodpecker
d)
Belted kingfisher
9.

Many birds, such as hawks, have sharp claws, called talons, on their feet. Sharp talons help a hawk catch its prey. Talons are

a)

instinctive traits

b)

acquired traits

c)

inherited traits

d)

learned traits

10.

Plants are interacting directly with another living element of their environment when they are abosrbing water through their roots. The roots of a plant are

a)

learned behavior

b)

instinctive behavior

c)

inherited traits

d)

acquired traits

11.

Many plants depend on insects for pollination. Without pollination, these plants cannot produce seeds. Plants depend on insects to

a)

produce offspring

b)

grow new leaves

c)

strengthen roots

d)

make more food

12.

Prairie dogs eat grasses and some insects. They build their homes by digging tunnels underground. Digging a tunnel underground is most likely a(n)

a)

inherited trait

b)

acquired trait

c)

reaction to predators

d)

instinctive behavior

13.

Which of the following describes a relationship in which one organism depends on another for its needs?

a)

A rabbit burrowing in the ground

b)

A hawk catching and eating a mouse

c)

A frog cooling off in a pond

d)

An oak tree absorbing sunlight for food

14.
Structures or behaviors that help an
organism survive in its surroundings
a)
adaptations
b)
inherited traits
c)
learned behaviors
d)
structural behaviors
15.
The “job” that a body part does in an
organism
a)
function
b)
trait
c)
logical
d)
structure
16.
New organisms that come from parent
organisms
a)
adaptations
b)
offspring
c)
behaviors
d)
function
17.
Things that an organism knows or senses
without having to be taught
a)
structural behaviors
b)
structural adaptations
c)
instincts
d)
non-instinctive behaviors
18.
Characteristics of an organism
a)
adaptations
b)
traits
c)
functions
d)
instincts
19.
Behaviors that an animal develops by
observing other animals or by being
taught
a)
learned behaviors
b)
structural behaviors
c)
inherited behaviors
d)
no behaviors
20.
Characteristics that are passed from
parents to their offspring
a)
broken leg
b)
structures
c)
behaviors
d)
inherited traits
21.
Behaviors that an animal inherits from
its parents
a)
instinctive behaviors
b)
traits
c)
offspring
d)
functions