WorksheetsInherited Traits and Learned Behaviors
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Location on a chromosome that contains the DNA code for a trait.
gene
instinct
dominant trait
environment
All living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.
chromosome
inherited trait
environment
tiger
A way of acting that is passed down from parents to offspring.
llamas
environment
life cycle
instinct
Stages that living thing pass through as they grow and change.
life cycle
dominant traits
recessive traits
environment
Threadlike structure in a cell nucleus.
string
chromosome
gene
mitochondria
Characteristic passed from parents to offspring.
running
life cycle
learned behavior
inherited trait
A characteristic that appears when there is one factor present for it.
dominant trait
cats
recessive trait
walking
An egg hatches into a caterpillar, which eats, becomes a pupa, emerges as a moth, and lay eggs. What is this an example of?
inherited trait
learned behavior
life cycle
mitosis
A frog moves to a nearby pond because its own pond is drying up. What changed for the frog to cause it to move?
its chromosomes
its environment
its inherited traits
its instincts
Rosa and Rita are identical twins. What trait is a result of Rosa's and Rita's environment?
hairstyles
brown eyes
tongue rolling
unattached earlobes
Tippy the cat does many things. Which behavior is an instinct?
ringing the doorbell
meowing along with the radio
sleeping more hours than he's awake
running to the kitchen when a can is opened
Adam can roll his tongue. His younger brother Lee cannot. Which statement explains why?
Adam can do it because he is older.
Adam has a dominant factor for tongue-rolling.
Less can't because he hasn't practiced enough yet.
Lee has a dominant and recessive factor for tongue-rolling.
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
brown eyes
dimples
6 fingers
running
Which of the following is an instinct?
birds migrating south
lions hunting
monkey's brown fur
goldfish fins
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
a lion's mane
a cheetah hunting
a frog's green skin
a girl's curly hair
