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Worksheets3rd Gr Sci Unit 3 Lesson 2 Artificial Selection
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is an "inherited trait"?
A skill that a living thing learns from its environment
A trait of a living thing that comes from its parents
A characteristic that a living thing develops over its lifetime
A random variation that occurs in a species
What is a "trait"?
A learned behavior of a living thing
A physical location where a living thing resides
Something you can observe about a living thing, such as the pointy ears of a dog
The genetic code found within a living thing
What does the term "artificial selection" refer to?
The natural process by which animals adapt to their environment
The process of humans choosing certain traits of living things so that they are passed to the offspring
The survival of living things without any human intervention
The random mutation of genes in living organisms
What does "extinct" mean?
A species that is endangered and at risk of extinction
A type of living thing that is thriving and increasing in number
A type of living thing that once lived on Earth, but no longer exists
A living thing that has evolved into a new species
What defines a "species"?
A group of living things that can interbreed but do not produce offspring
A single living thing that is unique from others
One specific kind of living thing that has similar characteristics and can produce offspring with one another
A classification for a group of different living things that share the same habitat
Natural Selection
Selective/Artificial Breeding
What does "variation" mean in the context of biology?
The unchanging characteristics of a species
The identical traits shared by all members of a species
The different versions of a trait, such as the size of a dog
The lack of diversity within a species
Breeding animals with a desired/wanted trait....
genes
brushing hair
selective breeding
dog and wolf
Giraffes and Okapis are related animals. Why do they look different?
One is better than the other.
Giraffes eat leaves.
Variation in their traits makes them look different.
Okapis aren't real.
Match this parent with its offspring.
A cat has similar traits as a(n)
eagle
lion
chicken
dolphin
A rat has a similar trait as a(n)
mouse
spider
dog
human
artificial selection
The purpose of selective breeding is to
Get bigger animals and plants
Get smaller animals and plants
Create animals and plants with desirable traits
Create animals and plants with bad traits
In order for two animals to have a baby, what must be true?
The animals must be the same height.
The animals must be the same breed.
The animals must be the same species.
What do we call the process where we choose one trait of an animal and breed it with another of the same animal with that same trait to make babies with that trait?
differentiation
selection
pickation
A few thousand years ago there was only 1 breed of dog. What did it look like?
It was very small and had long hair
It looked like a medium sized wolf.
It was very large and looked like a bear
Who were the first people to change this first dog?
Chinese royalty
The President of the United States
The kings of Australia
One scientist has come up with an idea to create a pet dinosaur using what animal?
iguana
duck
chicken
