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WorksheetsWhat plant and animal characteristics are inherited?Gr4
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 39mins
______ to receive characteristics from an organism's parents
inherit
characteristics
advantage
_________a characteristic that can help an individual compete in its environment
inherit
advantage
characteristic
______ the qualities that an organism has
inherit
advantage
characteristic
One advantage of the peacock flounder is its ability to change color. This statement is ____.
true
false
Giraffes use their long necks to ___________________.
eat leaves on high trees
fight
spot danger
all of the above
a peacock flounder fish can easily hide and surprise animals it wants to eat because ____
it can change its color to match the background
it can sleep
it has stripes
______ are examples of inherited characteristics in humans
Hair texture and color
Eye shape and color
Height
All of the previous answers
An example of an inherited trait is ____________.
eye color
language
riding a bike
playing sports
Which two are INHERITED?
able to roller skate
freckles
green eyes
fast reader
An example of an inherited trait is ____________.
eye color
language
riding a bike
playing sports
One advantage of the peacock flounder is its ability to change color. This statement is ____.
true
false
How does the giraffes long neck help it survive in the African grasslands? This structure functions to help the giraffe
run very quickly
reach tree branches
drink from ponds
hide from predators
When two or more living things need the same resource they ____
inherit
compete
hibernate
An organism who has ________ will be able to compete
a flat body
a behavior
an advantage
What adaptation helps protect a cactus against herbivores?
spines
deep roots
waxy stems
succulent leaves
Having dark hair like dad is an example of what kind of trait?
acquired trait
inherited trait
Characteristic are passed down from parents to _____________.
inherit
trait
parent
child
Having blue eyes like your parents is an example of what?
Inherited Characteristic
Learned behavior
Non inherited trait
Animals and plants inherit their characteristics from their parents.
True
False
Human beings also inherit many characteristics from their parents.
True
False
Zebra have black and white stripes.
Inherited
not inherited
When Leah says that she inherited her blue eyes from her mother, she means that___.
her mother taught her how to make her eyes blue
she developed blue eyes from growing up around her mother
the trait for blue eyes was passed on to her when she was born
she got blue eyes by living close to the ocean
What would make a trait more likely to be passed on to later generations?
The trait helps an animal compete for resources.
trait makes the animal easier to be caught by predators.
The trait is shared by other species in the environment.
The trait makes the animal produce fewer offspring.
Why do offspring usually look like their parents?
Parents inherit characteristics from their offspring
Offspring are unable to adapt to their environment.
Offspring try to copy their parents after they are born
Offspring inherit characteristics from their parents.
List 3 characteristics that the peacock flounder inherited.
(a)
List 3 characteristics that the cactus
List 2 characteristics that the zebra
(a)
Describe how the dark moths' coloring gives them an advantage over the light-colored moths.
(a)
