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WorksheetsLife Science Genetics/ Inherited & Acquired Traits
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
1. Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
Behavior
Learned trait
Inherited trait
Function
2. An acquired trait means _________.
your sister gave it to you
it is learned or happened after birth
your parents gave it to you
you have taken it from your grand parent
3. The ability to play basketball.
learned
Inherited
4. Which characteristic did Malek most likely inherit from his parents?
his ability to read fast
his need to wear glasses
his ability to speak English
his need to count using his fingers
5. A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
learned behavior
adaptive behavior
inherited behavior
instinctive behavior
6. Plants can have instinct behavior such as bending towards the sun.
True
False
7. Baby turtles moving toward the ocean when they hatch is because of __.
inherited traits
mutation
learned behavior
instinct behavior
8. Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?
brown hair
ability to jump high
crying a lot
his ability to talk
9. Gene is defined as
Plants with seeds.
A unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to off spring.
Immunity of an organism.
Acquired trait
10. Number of chromosomes human beings have
Check all that apply
23 pairs of chromosomes
46 chromosomes
62 chromosomes
53 chromosomes
