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5th Grade Learned Behavior vs, Inherited Traits Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The following are all examples of instincts except:
a)
Blinking
b)
Breathing
c)
Talking
d)
Swallowing
2.

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

a)

Blue eyes

b)

Having freckles

c)

Speaking English

3.
Which is an example of an inherited trait? 
a)
Reading
b)
Speaking Spanish
c)
Having stripes
d)
Throwing a baseball 
4.
Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?
a)
eating
b)
running
c)
barking
d)
shaking hands 
5.

Which of the following is an instinct?

a)

riding a bike

b)

building a nest

c)

a dog sitting when he is told, SIT!

d)

skating on rollerblades

6.

Instinct inherited trait or learned behavior? Curly hair

a)

Instinct

b)

Inherited trait

c)

Learned behavior

7.
What is an inherited trait?
a)
A characteristic passed from a dog to his owner
b)
A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.
c)
A behavior that an organism inherits.
d)
A trait that you learn from your teacher.
8.
Which of the following are examples of inherited traits:
a)
blue eyes, brown hair, table manners
b)
speaking english, spanish and french
c)
red hair, brown eyes, curly hair
d)
playing video games, drawing, riding a bicycle
9.
A learned behavior is something you learn from your experiences
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Lying to stay out of trouble is an instinct
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Most young animals inherit similar appearances, such as shape and color, from their parent animals. Which best describes why a baby deer (fawn) has spots when the adult deer do not?

a)

The spots help camouflage the fawn for protection.

b)

The spots help a fawn to be seen when crossing roads.

c)

The adult deer lose their spots by rubbing against trees.

d)

The adult deer rub their spots off over time

12.

Emily has brown hair. Which is most likely a true statement about Emily?

a)

Emily’s favorite color is brown.

b)

Emily has a parent with brown hair.

c)

Emily’s older brother has brown hair.

d)

Emily was able to pick her hair color at birth

13.
James and his father are both great athletes. Which characteristic did James most likely learn from his father?
a)
height and weight
b)
fast swimming stroke
c)
large feet and hands
d)
muscular body structure
14.
Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?
a)
freckles
b)
hair style
c)
eye color
d)
dimples
15.
Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?
a)
fur color and pattern
b)
obedience to commands
c)
food brand preferences
d)
affection for a specific home
16.
Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?
a)
Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.
b)
Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.
c)
Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.
d)
Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.
17.
What is the characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring called?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
c)
acquired trait
d)
dominant
18.

The traits that are passed down from our parents are passed down through which structure?

a)

skin

b)

blood type

c)

genes

d)

chloroplast

19.

Which of these is not an instincts behavior?

a)

Dog barking

b)

Bird building a nest

c)

Baby crying for it's mother

d)

Fish coming to the top of a tank for food

e)

Shark hunting its prey

20.

Bill is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

a)

his height

b)

his scar on his right cheek

c)

his intelligence

d)

his ability to play the drums

21.

Which BEST explains why children resemble their parents?

a)

They eat the same foods

b)

They have similar DNA

c)

They speak the same language

d)

They have the same interests

22.

Mary's mom, dad and sister have brown eyes. Mary has hazel eyes, unlike the rest of her family. Who could Mary have gotten her eye color?

a)

her aunts

b)

her uncles

c)

her grandparents

23.

Which BEST explains why a child may look like his father but is not able to play basketball as well as him?

a)

Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not

b)

The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.

c)

The child chooses to look like his father but he does not choose to play basketball.

24.

When Terri begins to write her name, she is showing which type of characteristic?

a)

innate

b)

learned

c)

inherited

25.

Which statement BEST describes why most organisms in a species carry out life processes similarly?

a)

Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from parents to their offspring

b)

Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from offspring to their parents

c)

Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from the environment to the organisms.

26.

Which characteristics is learned?

a)

height

b)

freckles

c)

hair color

d)

athletic skill

27.

Which is a characteristic offspring inherit from parents?

a)

blood type

b)

intelligence

c)

personality

d)

weight

28.

Which is characteristic of heredity?

a)

behaviors taught to parents by offspring

b)

behaviors taught to offspring by parents

c)

passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

d)

passing of physical characteristics from offspring to parents

29.

Which is true about parents and their offspring?

a)

Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in the offspring being identical to the parents

b)

Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in parents teaching their offspring how to look and act

c)

Most characteristics are chosen by the offspring and not passed from parent to offspring

d)

Some characteristics are learned and not passed from parent to offspring

30.

Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?

a)

a person swimming

b)

a bird with feathers

c)

a dog obeying commands

d)

a person speaking Spanish

31.

What is an acquired trait?

a)

a characteristic that a living thing is born with

b)

a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime

c)

physical appearance

d)

heredity

32.

Which is an example of a physical trait?

a)

a baby crying in the crib

b)

a squirrel gathering and saving nuts

c)

a horse has four legs

d)

geese fly south for the winter

33.

Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

a)

yes

b)

no

34.

Which is an inherited physical trait?

a)

a girl has brown eyes

b)

a girl has a bruise on her arm

c)

a boy has straight teeth from braces

d)

a child has a scar on her leg

35.

An inherited physical trait is

a)

a part of a behavior

b)

more important than an acquired physical trait

c)

a characteristic a living thing gets from its parents

d)

a characteristic a living thing gets during its lifetime.

36.

A dog has black fur with brown spots, a good sense of smell, a chipped tooth, and four legs. Which of these characteristics is an acquired physical trait?

a)

black fur with brown spots

b)

good sense of smell

c)

chipped tooth

d)

four legs

37.

A girl's left arm is shorter than her right arm. Which is the BEST question to determine whether the girl's shorter arm is an acquired physical trait or an inherited physical trait?

a)

Is the girl righthanded?

b)

Does the girl have a scar on her right arm?

c)

How can a girl acquire the trait for a shorter arm?

d)

Is the left arm of the girl's parents shorter than her right arm?

38.

A student has several rose plants. The flowers on one plant are yellow. The flowers on the other plants are red. Which is the BEST question the student could ask to determine whether yellow flowers are an inherited physical trait or an acquired physical trait?

a)

Are the rose plants healthy?

b)

Do roses reporduce from seeds or spores?

c)

Did the plant with yellow roses have a parent with yellow roses?

d)

What is the difference between an inherited physical trait and an acquired physical trait

39.

Freckles are an _____________.

a)

acquired trait

b)

inherited behavior

c)

inherited trait

d)

acquired behavior

40.
Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.
a)
a mutation
b)
an adaptation
c)
evolution
d)
natural selection
41.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
42.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
43.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
44.
These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Variation
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Extinction
45.
Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?
a)
Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment
b)
An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment
c)
A mutation may result in an adaptive trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce
d)
Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations
46.
All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)
a)
population
b)
species
c)
fossil
d)
individual organism
47.

A mutation is defined as:

a)

A change in the cell's structure

b)

Anything that changes in an embryo

c)

Any change in the physical features of a human

d)

A change in the DNA sequence

48.

All of the following are inherited traits in a coyote EXCEPT –

a)

growing tan fur

b)

having sharp teeth

c)

seeing well

d)

recognizing traps

49.

A pet dog often learns many new behaviors during its lifetime. All of these are behaviors it may learn EXCEPT –

a)

scratching an itch

b)

begging at the table

c)

rolling over on command

d)

barking when the doorbell rings

50.

Chimpanzees are born with some inherited traits but learn others as they move around in their environment. Which of the following traits could a chimpanzee learn during its lifetime?

a)

Living in large groups with other chimps

b)

Walking quickly on both arms and legs

c)

Using a stick to dig ants out of the ground

d)

Sleeping at night and hunting during the day

51.

Which of these is an example of a learned behavior

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Fox squirrels live in trees of city parks throughout Texas. Each spring they build nests of twigs and leaves in the tops of the trees. Fox squirrels are often found near park benches, waiting to be fed by visitors.

For fox squirrels, which of these is a learned behavior

a)

Building a nest each spring

b)

Taking food from people

c)

Having a long, bushy tail

d)

Having sharp claws

53.

A scientist observes sea otters using rocks to break open clam shells. Which of these investigations would best help the scientist determine whether this skill is a learned or an inherited behavior?

a)

Determining what sizes and kinds of rocks are used most often by sea otters.

b)

Determining whether shellfish are an important food source in the diet of sea otters.

c)

Raising young sea otters away from adult otters that use rocks and observing whether the young otters use rocks.

d)

Observing families of sea otters over time to see whether adults that use rocks have offspring that use rocks.

54.

A group of students visited a park and collected leaves from many different trees in order to study them. They recorded their observations about the leaves. Which of these observations does NOT describe an inherited trait?

a)

The leaves vary in shape and size

b)

Some leaves have holes made by insects chewing on them.

c)

Some leaves are smooth on one side and rough on the other.

d)

The colors of the leaves range from light green to dark green.

55.

For a science assignment a student was asked to observe some organisms and then make a table to classify the organisms' traits as inherited or learned. The student's table is shown below. How many of these observations describe learned behaviors and how many describe inherited traits?

a)

1 learned behavior, 7 inherited traits

b)

2 learned behaviors, 6 inherited traits

c)

3 learned behaviors, 5 inherited traits

d)

4 learned behaviors, 4 inherited traits

56.

Inherited Physical Trait

a)

A physical characteristic that an organism is born with that is passed to the organism from its parents

b)

Animal behavior that develops from observation or instruction

c)

A trait that one is not born with but that is gained due to lifestyle or environment

d)

None of the above

57.

Acquired Physical Trait

a)

A behavior that an organism is born with that is passed to the organism from its parents.

b)

A physical characteristic that an organism is born with that is passed to the organism from its parents.

c)

A trait that one is not born with but that is gained due to lifestyle or environment

d)

Animal behavior that develops from observation or instruction

58.

Some inherited traits are

a)

eye color

b)

hair color

c)

fur

d)

reading