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WorksheetsHeredity, Adaptation, and Extinction
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
___________ traits are learned.
Cold
Inherited
Acquired
Old
____________ traits are passed down from parents to offspring.
Inherited
Old
Warm
Acquired
What kind of material contains all the information for inherited traits?
Genetic material
Waste
Water
None of these
____________ provide instructions on how offspring will grow and develop.
Jeans
Mitochondria
Siblings
Genes
What type of adaptation is the bear's fur?
Structural
Behavioral
What kind of adaptation is wolves hunting in packs?
Structural
Behavioral
A __________ is a difference between individuals of the same species.
Similarity
Variation
Adaptation
None of these
Which of the following is a variation?
Siblings both having brown eyes
A polar bear and a rabbit both having white fur
You having a different hair color than a classmate
None of these
A(n) __________ is a trait that helps living things survive and reproduce.
Adaptation
Disadvantage
Species
Fossil
A _______________ adaptation is when an organism's physical form or body is beneficial in its survival.
Structural
Behavioral
A ___________ adaptation is an adaptation in an organism's behavior.
Structural
Behavioral
_____________ are adaptations with which an organism is born and that do not need to be learned.
Inherited traits
Acquired traits
_____________ is a trait an offspring has, but neither parent has.
Adaptation
Mutation
Extinction
Structural
A(n) ____________ species is a species of organism that is in danger of becoming extinct.
Extinct
Endangered
Thriving
Mutated
Which of the following are natural disasters that could drastically change an ecosystem?
Hurricane
Forest Fire
Flood
Volcano Eruption
How many species do scientists estimate to be extinct?
5 hundred
5 million
5 thousand
5 billion
____________ fossils give information about what the organism did and how they lived.
Trace
Body
Which is the most common type of fossil found across the world?
Trace
Body
______________ fossils are formed from the remains of dead animals and plants.
Trace
Body
What type of fossil is this?
Trace
Body
What type of fossil is this?
Trace
Body
What type of fossil is this?
Trace
Body
What type of fossil is this?
Trace
Body
