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Inherited and environmental traits

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wildlife _____ study living things in order to learn more about them.

a)

unique

b)

cycles

c)

biologists

d)

animals

2.

Living things have life _____ that are unique and diverse.

a)

umbrellas

b)

cycles

c)

biologists

d)

learn

3.

All ______ are living things.

a)

differences

b)

organisms

c)

investigations

d)

similarities

4.

Organisms have ______ traits.

a)

life cycle

b)

observable

c)

groups

d)

investigate

5.

Having many of the same ______ can mean that organisms are more closely related.

a)

explanation

b)

investigation

c)

traits

d)

love for school

6.

Some groups of animals are more closely _____ to one another.

a)

variation

b)

related

c)

similarities

d)

traits

7.

Organisms within a species can have similarities and _____.

a)

investigation

b)

variation

c)

related

8.

There are _____ and variations in the traits of humans.

a)

observations

b)

patterns

c)

similarities

d)

questions

9.

Making _____ helps scientists look for patterns.

a)

observations

b)

traits

c)

patterns

d)

vocabulary

10.

_____ is information that supports an answer to a question.

a)

observations

b)

traits

c)

organisms

d)

evidence

11.

Which of the following is an organism?

a)

b)

c)

d)

12.

Which of the following is an organism?

a)
b)
c)

d)

13.

Which of the following is a physical trait that describes the alligator?

a)

scales

b)

swims

c)

eats fish

d)

likes to sleep in the sun

14.

A physical trait of this panda is

a)

black and white fur

b)

likes to climb

c)

likes to eat

d)

is very cute

15.

Traits are passed from ___ to offspring.

a)

parents

b)

children

c)

variation

d)

data

16.

What stage in the frog life cycle do they lay eggs?

a)

adult frog

b)

froglet

c)

tadpole

d)

frogs don't lay eggs

17.

It is passed on from parents to offspring.

a)

characteristic

b)

trait

c)

inherited

d)

evidence

18.

A SINGLE characteristic of a living thing

a)

evidence

b)

inherited

c)

trait

d)

characteristic

19.

Differences among animals or people is called

a)

traits

b)

inherited

c)

trait

d)

variation

20.
Living things reproduce and create ______________.
a)
reproduce
b)
traits
c)
offspring
d)
variations
21.

Which trait was passed from the mom to the puppy?

a)

brown fur

b)

ears that stick up

c)

large size

d)

non of the above

22.

What are some different traits between the individual puppies?

a)

fur color

b)

size

c)

length of snout (nose)

d)

all of the above

23.

Why are eyes that are placed further apart a helpful trait for an alligator?

a)

looks cooler

b)

see more predators

c)

better for swimming

d)

helps balance

24.

If both mom and dad are big, it is likely that their baby will be what?

a)

big

b)

small

c)

medium

d)

have eyes close together

25.

What might be an advantage to darker coloration for an alligator?

a)

swim better

b)

see farther

c)

stronger teeth

d)

warm up faster

26.

Which are examples of variation in traits between different lemurs?

a)

fur color

b)

size

c)

difference between male and female

d)

all of the above

27.

Why is a tiger's pattern important?

a)

to tell them apart

b)

to make them easier to see

c)

camouflage from prey

d)

indicates their health

28.

Which of these environmental factors NEGATIVELY impact a plant's traits?

a)

regular watering

b)

good soil conditions

c)

growing in the shade

d)

all of these are positive

29.

Which of these do NOT influence the traits of animals and plants?

a)

the traits of their parents

b)

the traits of their grandparents

c)

the traits of their friends

d)

the environment

30.

Traits that are passed along through generations of family members include which of these?

a)

eye color

b)

hair color

c)

nose shape

d)

all of the above

31.

What is a trait?

a)

A characteristic of a living thing.

b)

How similar to your sibling you are.

c)

Being identical to your parents.

32.

In what way might a puppy be like his parent?

a)

Be the same color

b)

Live in the same place

c)

Know the same tricks

33.

What would be a trait that a starfish would share with it's offspring?

a)

eyes

b)

five arms

c)

green color

d)

similar sprouts

34.

Hippos and elephants are animals that eat plants. Both have flat teeth because...

a)

they ate plants since they were young

b)

live in the same place

c)

travel to where there are plants

d)

inherited this trait from their parents

35.

All the following are examples of inherited traits, except...

a)

The color of the flower

b)

The size of the leaf

c)

The number of leaves

36.

What can you say about a baby plant?

a)

Looks exactly like its parent plant

b)

Looks similar to its parents, with some differences

c)

Looks very different from its parent

37.
Which of the following traits are learned:
a)
eye color
b)
playing the piano
c)
freckles
d)
attached or free ear lobes
38.

18. An example of an inherited trait could be ____.

a)

long nails

b)

curly hair

c)

speaking English

d)

a scar

39.

19. Which is an example of a learned behavior?

a)

blinking

b)

swallowing

c)

riding a bike

d)

crying

40.
Seven lizards hatch from the same nest. Four have small yellow spots. Three have large yellow spots. Their parents most likely had
a)
No spots
b)
Yellow spots
c)
Red spots
d)
Yellow stripes
41.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

A characteristic passed down from parent to offspring

b)

Something learned by offspring

c)

A characteristic passed down from offspring to parent

42.

Check all that are inherited traits:

a)

Color of flowers

b)

Number of flowers

c)

Shape of Leaves

d)

Tendrils

e)

Shape of seeds

43.

If the parent plant has round leaves the offspring will have _____________ leaves.

a)

Square

b)

long

c)

round

d)

no

44.

Which of the following is an inherited trait of a plant?

a)

Number of leaves

b)

Broken stem

c)

Color of flower

d)

Wilted flowers

45.

What type of fruit will the offspring of an apple tree produce?

a)

Oranges

b)

Apples

c)

Mango

d)

No fruit

46.

The flower must be ______________ to produce fruit.

a)

Watered

b)

in sunlight

c)

pollinated

47.

Another word for structure is

a)

job

b)

function

c)

part

48.

Number of flowers is an inherited trait.

a)

true

b)

false

49.

Another word for function is

a)

part

b)

job

c)

structure

50.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

51.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

52.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

53.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

54.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

55.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

56.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

57.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

58.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

59.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

60.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

61.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

62.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

63.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

64.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

65.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

66.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

67.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

68.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

69.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

70.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

71.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

72.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

73.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

74.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

75.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

76.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

77.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

78.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

79.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

80.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

81.

The bent flower stem has what kind of trait?

a)

Environmental

b)

Inherited

82.

The scar on lion's face is what kind of trait?

a)

Inherited

b)

Environmental

83.

choose the environmental factors affect traits

a)

thE AMOUNT OF WATER

b)

kind of soil

c)

kind and the amount of food

d)

temperature

e)

all of them

84.

Why would a golden retriever have a golden coat?

a)

The dog's parents have a golden coat.

b)

Golden retrievers have the white coat from envirnment

85.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

86.

An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

a)

The animal lived in the water

b)

The animal lived near the beach.

c)

The animal ate only meat.

d)

The animal only ate plants.

87.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is extinct.

88.

Turtles look much like they did millions of years ago. What can we infer about turtle fossils?

a)

They did not change over time.

b)

The turtle survived the ice age.

c)

Turtles went extinct.

d)

Turtles were never endangered.

89.

What can we infer about animals with dull teeth?

a)

They ate other animals.

b)

They ate only plants.

c)

They ate nothing.

d)

They only ate fish.

90.

When something is _____________________ it no longer

exists.

a)

extinct

b)

preserved

c)

endangered

d)

rotting

91.

Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?

a)

They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.

b)

To learn how organisms are related to each other.

c)

How organisms communicated with each other.

d)

Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.

92.

Which would be an example of a fossil?

a)

Rocks

b)

Dinosaur Footprint

c)

Oyster Pearl

93.

Fossils can tell us how organisms communicated with each other.

a)

True

b)

False

94.
Look at the fossil above. Where would be the BEST place to find it?
a)
desert
b)
jungle
c)
near the ocean
d)
piedmont
95.

What can fossils tell us is ....

a)

Environment changes in the past.

b)

Animals or plants size, shape.

c)

Earth's history.

d)

number of plants or animals

96.

The oldest animal is ........... according to this picture.

a)

the dinosaur

b)

the fish

c)

the dog

97.

When you find this fossil in the desert you infer that ...

a)

This area was forest .

b)

this area was covered with ice.

c)

this area was covered in water.

98.

Which one is a fossil?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
99.

These animals became ............... that means they died out.

a)

extinct

b)

instinct

c)

intact

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