WorksheetsTraits, Behaviors, Adaptations
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 22mins
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)
Acquired Traits
Inherited Behavior
Learned Behavior
Inherited Trait
The color and petal shape of a flower are
Inherited Behaviors
Acquired Traits
Learned Behaviors
Inherited Traits
Many birds, such as hawks, have sharp claws, called talons, on their feet. Sharp talons help a hawk catch its prey. Talons are
instinctive traits
acquired traits
inherited traits
learned traits
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
learned behavior
instinctive behavior
inherited traits
acquired traits
Many plants depend on insects for pollination. Without pollination, these plants cannot produce seeds. Plants depend on insects to
produce offspring
grow new leaves
strengthen roots
make more food
Prairie dogs eat grasses and some insects. They build their homes by digging tunnels underground. Digging a tunnel underground is most likely a(n)
inherited trait
acquired trait
reaction to predators
instinctive behavior
Which of the following describes a relationship in which one organism depends on another for its needs?
A rabbit burrowing in the ground
A hawk catching and eating a mouse
A frog cooling off in a pond
An oak tree absorbing sunlight for food
organism survive in its surroundings
organism
organisms
without having to be taught
observing other animals or by being
taught
parents to their offspring
its parents
