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Heredity and Traits

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A physical feature that is passed down from parent to offspring.

a)

Environment

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Learned Behavior

d)

Acquired Trait

2.

A physical feature that is not passed down genetically

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Instinct

d)

Acquired Trait

3.

What is amphibians hatching and using their gills to breathe underwater?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

4.

Living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism

a)

Environment

b)

Gene

c)

Instinct

d)

Acquired Trait

5.

A behavioral action that occurs naturally

a)

Environment

b)

Gene

c)

Instinct

d)

Acquired Trait

6.

It is found in DNA and contains information about you, like eye or hair color

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Environment

c)

Instinct

d)

Gene

7.

What is a tiger having stripes?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

8.

What is pierced ears?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

9.

What is a three-year old sharing toys?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

10.

What is a tree trunk scarred from a lightning strike?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

11.

What is knowing how to play an instrument?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

12.

What is eye color?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

13.

What is birds pecking the inside of their eggs to hatch?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

14.

What is speaking a second language?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

15.

What is a person not touching a hot iron?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

16.

A new or changed behavior that comes from observations or experience.

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Gene

c)

Learned Behavior

d)

Acquired Trait

17.

What is a baby breathing as soon as it is born?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

18.

What is a porcupine using its quills when its scared?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

19.

What is saying "please" and "thank you" to be polite?

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait

20.

What is a disability caused by a genetic defect

a)

Instinct

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Inherited Trait

d)

Acquired Trait