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inherited traits

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inherited traits come from ____.

a)

one parent

b)

both parents

2.

What adaptation prevents animals from eating a rosebush?

a)

stem

b)

leaves

c)

thorns

3.

Inherited traits are:

a)

Color of flowers

b)

Shape of seeds

c)

Shape of Leaves

d)

All of the above

4.

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

a)

Number of leaves

b)

Broken stem

c)

Wilted flowers

d)

Color of flower

5.

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

a)

Oranges

b)

Apples

c)

Mango

d)

No fruit

6.

What are traits?

a)

The outside parts of a flower.

b)

The features of a living thing.

c)

The study of how living things inherit traits.

d)

The life cycle of a plant.

7.

What is a good trait for a flower that needs to stop animals eating it?

a)

Many leaves

b)

Deep roots

c)

Thorns

d)

Colorful petals

8.

A tulip has a different color flower than its parent plants. This is a ____________________.

a)

inherited trait

b)

variation

c)

trait

9.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

Traits passed down from parent to offspring

b)

Something learned by offspring

c)

Traits passed down from offspring to parent

d)

Different from same family members

10.

Inherited traits come from ____.

a)

one parent

b)

both parents

c)

none

11.

The flower must be ______________ to produce fruit.

a)

Watered

b)

pollinated

c)

given sunlight

d)

none of the above

12.

Inherited traits are:

a)

Color of flowers

b)

Shape of seeds

c)

Shape of Leaves

d)

All of the above

13.

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

a)

Square

b)

long

c)

round

d)

none

14.

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

a)

Number of leaves

b)

Broken stem

c)

Wilted flowers

d)

Color of flower

15.

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

a)

Oranges

b)

Apples

c)

Mango

d)

No fruit

16.

The passing on of traits from parents to offspring is _____.

a)

characteristic

b)

heredity

c)

offspring

d)

germination

17.

What adaptation prevents animals from eating a rosebush?

a)

stem

b)

leaves

c)

thorns

d)

roots

18.

What do geneticists study plant DNA for?

a)

to make them grow

b)

to improve the plants

c)

none of these

19.

The study of the way living things inherited traits is called...

a)

traits

b)

variation

c)

Genetics

d)

offspring

20.

Who introduced the idea of genetics?

a)

Hendrix

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

entomologist

d)

pollination

21.

Mendel predicted that offspring's flower color will be based on the flower color of the parents.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

none

22.

Mendel experimented with...

a)

carrot plants

b)

pea plants

c)

all plants

23.

A tulip has a different color flower than its parent plants. This is a ____________________.

a)

inherited trait

b)

variation

c)

trait

24.

The adult plant is the __________.

a)

offspring

b)

child plant

c)

parent plant

25.

Which plant do you think takes longer to go through its life cycle

a)

b)

26.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

Traits passed down from parent to offspring

b)

Something learned by offspring

c)

Traits passed down from offspring to parent

d)

Different from same family members

27.

Inherited traits come from ____.

a)

one parent

b)

both parents

c)

none

28.

The flower must be ______________ to produce fruit.

a)

Watered

b)

pollinated

c)

given sunlight

d)

none of the above

29.

Inherited traits are:

a)

Color of flowers

b)

Shape of seeds

c)

Shape of Leaves

d)

All of the above

30.

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

a)

Square

b)

long

c)

round

d)

none

31.

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

a)

Number of leaves

b)

Broken stem

c)

Wilted flowers

d)

Color of flower

32.

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

a)

Oranges

b)

Apples

c)

Mango

d)

No fruit

33.

The passing on of traits from parents to offspring is _____.

a)

characteristic

b)

heredity

c)

offspring

d)

germination

34.

What adaptation prevents animals from eating a rosebush?

a)

stem

b)

leaves

c)

thorns

d)

roots

35.

What do geneticists study plant DNA for?

a)

to make them grow

b)

to improve the plants

c)

none of these

36.

The study of the way living things inherited traits is called...

a)

traits

b)

variation

c)

Genetics

d)

offspring

37.

Who introduced the idea of genetics?

a)

Hendrix

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

entomologist

d)

pollination

38.

Mendel predicted that offspring's flower color will be based on the flower color of the parents.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

none

39.

Mendel experimented with...

a)

carrot plants

b)

pea plants

c)

all plants

40.

A tulip has a different color flower than its parent plants. This is a ____________________.

a)

inherited trait

b)

variation

c)

trait

41.

The adult plant is the __________.

a)

offspring

b)

child plant

c)

parent plant

42.

Which plant do you think takes longer to go through its life cycle

a)

b)

43.

Inherited traits come from ____.

a)

one parent

b)

both parents

c)

none

44.

The flower must be ______________ to produce fruit.

a)

Watered

b)

pollinated

c)

given sunlight

d)

none of the above

45.

Inherited traits are:

a)

Color of flowers

b)

Shape of seeds

c)

Shape of Leaves

d)

All of the above

46.

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

a)

Square

b)

long

c)

round

d)

none

47.

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

a)

Number of leaves

b)

Broken stem

c)

Wilted flowers

d)

Color of flower

48.

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

a)

Oranges

b)

Apples

c)

Mango

d)

No fruit

49.

The study of the way living things inherited traits is called...

a)

traits

b)

variation

c)

Genetics

d)

offspring

50.

Who introduced the idea of genetics?

a)

Hendrix

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

entomologist

d)

pollination

51.

Mendel experimented with...

a)

carrot plants

b)

pea plants

c)

all plants

52.

A tulip has a different color flower than its parent plants. This is a ____________________.

a)

inherited trait

b)

variation

c)

trait

53.

The adult plant is the __________.

a)

offspring

b)

child plant

c)

parent plant

54.

What are traits?

a)

Various features of a living organism

b)

The force that occurs when two objects rub together

c)

DNA

d)

Learned behaviors

55.

What are inherited behaviors called?

a)

Hair color

b)

Eye color

c)

Color of a flower

d)

Instincts

56.

Which two are physical traits?

Pick two choices.

a)

Eye color

b)

Hair color

c)

The ability to ride a bike

d)

Allergies

57.

What are genes?

a)

Variations in traits

b)

A set of instructions that living organisms inherit from their parents

c)

Physical traits

d)

Learned behaviors

58.

Which two are inherited traits of this cat?

Pick two choices.

a)

Fur color & pattern

b)

Favorite food

c)

Eye color

d)

Enjoying playing with a ball of yarn

59.

True or false? Physical traits and instincts are inherited.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which two are instincts (inherited behaviors)?

Pick two choices.

a)

Fur color

b)

Height

c)

Spiders spinning webs

d)

Birds making nests

61.

What is variation in traits?

a)

DNA

b)

A trait that is different among living creatures of the same species

c)

Inherited behaviors

d)

Learned behaviors

62.

Which two traits show variation in these puppies?

Pick two choices.

a)

Favorite food

b)

Fur pattern

c)

Fur color

d)

Enjoying playing fetch

63.

True or false? If two kittens have the same parents, they will look exactly alike.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Which two are variations for plant traits?

Pick two choices.

a)

Petal color

b)

Leaf shape

c)

Leaves turning brown

d)

Plant wilting

65.

True or false? Variation can also be caused by the environment.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

These leaves are turning brown. Is this inherited or caused by the environment?

a)

Environmental, because the parents had partly brown leaves

b)

Inherited, because the parents had partly brown leaves

c)

Environmental, because the plant is not getting enough water or nutrients

d)

Inherited, because the plant is not getting enough water or nutrients

67.

This woman has pink hair. Is this an inherited or acquired trait?

a)

Inherited, because her parents had pink hair

b)

Acquired, because she acquired this hair color

68.

Acquired traits are...

a)

Physical traits inherited from parents

b)

Characteristics or behaviors learned or acquired through the environment and life

c)

Instincts inherited from parents

d)

Differences in traits among animals of the same species

69.

Which two are acquired traits?

Pick two choices.

a)

Having blue eyes

b)

Ability to hit a home run

c)

Being a fan of pop music

d)

Having curly hair

70.

What are some traits that this flower may have inherited from their parents?

4 lines
71.

What traits can plants inherit? Mark all that apply. (3)

a)

color of petal

b)

where it is planted

c)

stem size

d)

shape of leaf

72.

Can plants have variations in inherited traits?

(a)  

73.

How can the environment affect plants?

a)

change the shape of plants

b)

what color they are

c)

their root size

74.

This grass has a flattened patch by trucks driving on it. What kind of trait is this?

a)

Environmental trait

b)

Inherited trait

75.

What inherited traits can you identify?

Remember inherited traits are passed down from parents to offspring.

4 lines
76.

Select the similarities between the cacti. Mark all that apply. (2)

a)

same number of arms

b)

both are green

c)

same height

d)

both having spikes

77.

What are some variations in traits? Mark all that apply. (2)

a)

different shape bodies

b)

one plant is taller

c)

same shade of green

d)

grow in different ecosystems

78.

True or False:

A plant inherits traits from their parents. Some of these traits can include color of petal, stem length, root type, the shape of leaves on a plant.

(a)  

79.

It is passed on from parents to offspring.

a)

characteristic

b)

trait

c)

inherited

d)

evidence

80.

A SINGLE characteristic of a living thing

a)

evidence

b)

inherited

c)

trait

d)

characteristic

81.

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

82.

What are some different traits between the individual puppies?

a)

fur color

b)

size

c)

length of snout (nose)

d)

all of the above

83.

A group is

a)

differences among objects or organisms

b)

passed on from parent to offspring

c)

a number of individuals assembled together or having a unifying relationship

d)

features that help identify something

84.

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

85.

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

86.

A parent is

a)

a single, self-contained living thing

b)

information that supports an idea

c)

passed on from parent to offspring

d)

an adult plant or animal that has offspring or young

87.

A single, self-contained living thing is

a)

a parent

b)

a variation

c)

evidence

d)

an organism

88.

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

89.

Passed on from parent to offspring means

a)

variation

b)

inherited

c)

group

d)

evidence

90.

Differences among objects or organisms are

a)

evidence

b)

variations

c)

parents

d)

organisms

91.

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

92.

The young plant always looks like the parent plant?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Never

93.

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

94.

Name all traits a plant can inherit

a)

Petals

b)

Stem size

c)

Color

95.
Which of the following traits are learned:
a)
eye color
b)
playing the piano
c)
freckles
d)
attached or free ear lobes
96.

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

a)

long nails

b)

curly hair

c)

speaking English

d)

a scar

97.

19. Which is an example of a learned behavior?

a)

blinking

b)

swallowing

c)

riding a bike

d)

crying

98.
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

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