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Heredity, Adaptation, and Extinction

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ traits are learned.

a)

Cold

b)

Inherited

c)

Acquired

d)

Old

2.

____________ traits are passed down from parents to offspring.

a)

Inherited

b)

Old

c)

Warm

d)

Acquired

3.

What kind of material contains all the information for inherited traits?

a)

Genetic material

b)

Waste

c)

Water

d)

None of these

4.

____________ provide instructions on how offspring will grow and develop.

a)

Jeans

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Siblings

d)

Genes

5.

What type of adaptation is the bear's fur?

a)

Structural

b)

Behavioral

6.

What kind of adaptation is wolves hunting in packs?

a)

Structural

b)

Behavioral

7.

A __________ is a difference between individuals of the same species.

a)

Similarity

b)

Variation

c)

Adaptation

d)

None of these

8.

Which of the following is a variation?

a)

Siblings both having brown eyes

b)

A polar bear and a rabbit both having white fur

c)

You having a different hair color than a classmate

d)

None of these

9.

A(n) __________ is a trait that helps living things survive and reproduce.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Disadvantage

c)

Species

d)

Fossil

10.

A _______________ adaptation is when an organism's physical form or body is beneficial in its survival.

a)

Structural

b)

Behavioral

11.

A ___________ adaptation is an adaptation in an organism's behavior.

a)

Structural

b)

Behavioral

12.

_____________ are adaptations with which an organism is born and that do not need to be learned.

a)

Inherited traits

b)

Acquired traits

13.

_____________ is a trait an offspring has, but neither parent has.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mutation

c)

Extinction

d)

Structural

14.

A(n) ____________ species is a species of organism that is in danger of becoming extinct.

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Thriving

d)

Mutated

15.

Which of the following are natural disasters that could drastically change an ecosystem?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Forest Fire

c)

Flood

d)

Volcano Eruption

16.

How many species do scientists estimate to be extinct?

a)

5 hundred

b)

5 million

c)

5 thousand

d)

5 billion

17.

____________ fossils give information about what the organism did and how they lived.

a)

Trace

b)

Body

18.

Which is the most common type of fossil found across the world?

a)

Trace

b)

Body

19.

______________ fossils are formed from the remains of dead animals and plants.

a)

Trace

b)

Body

20.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

Trace

b)

Body

21.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

Trace

b)

Body

22.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

Trace

b)

Body

23.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

Trace

b)

Body