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Traits Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The color of your eyes, skin, and hair are examples of...

a)

inherited traits

b)

acquired traits

2.

A ____________ is something that you inherit.

a)

parent

b)

trait

c)

child

d)

inherit

3.

Hawks have sharp claws to help them catch their prey, this is an example of

a)

a behavioral trait

b)

a physical trait

4.

Toads hide during the day and come out at night to feed when it is much cooler, this is an example of

a)

a behavioral trait

b)

a physical trait

5.

Having dark hair like dad is an example of what kind of trait?

a)

acquired trait

b)

inherited trait

6.

Ducks have webbed feet to help them swim in water. What kind of inherited trait is this?

a)

physical

b)

behavioral

7.

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

a)

Sally's basketball skills.

b)

Johnny's brown hair.

c)

Alexa speaking Chinese.

d)

Billy's blue house.

8.

An opossum playing dead to confuse its predators is an example of

a)

a behavioral trait

b)

a physical trait

9.

An opossum playing dead to confuse its predators is an example of

a)

a behavioral trait

b)

a physical trait

10.

Birds migrating in the winter to get food for the year is an example of

a)

a physical trait

b)

a behavioral trait

11.

Polar bears have thick fur to help them stay warm in the winter, this is an example of

a)

a physical trait

b)

a behavioral trait

12.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

A trait handed down to you by your family.

b)

A trait you developed because of the environment.

c)

A trait handed to you from your friends.

d)

A trait you developed as an adult.

13.

What is NOT an example of an inherited trait?

a)

Eye color

b)

Hair color

c)

Favorite color

d)

Tongue rolling

14.

What characteristic is most likely to be inherited by a baby?

a)

Being hungry

b)

The ability to talk

c)

Crying every 5 minutes

d)

Blue eyes

15.

What do we call the product of parents?

a)

Teenager

b)

Child

c)

Offspring

d)

Infant

16.

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

a)

Sally's basketball skills.

b)

Johnny's brown hair.

c)

Alexa speaking Chinese.

d)

Billy's blue house.

17.

Curly hair is a _______.

a)

Inherited trait.

b)

Behavioral trait.

c)

Learned trait.

d)

Instinct.

18.

What is a physical trait?

a)

the way someone learns

b)

A trait that describes what an organism looks.

c)

19.

Who do children inherit traits from?

a)

mother only

b)

father only

c)

both parents

d)

neither parent

20.

How can you tell if an adult animal and a baby animal are parent and offspring?

a)

They look similar.

b)

They are the same size.

c)

They are different colors.

21.

How a person looks and acts are their _______________.

a)

traits

b)

habits

c)

skills

d)

hobbies

22.

Which is not an inherited trait?

a)

color of fur

b)

height

c)

speaking a language

d)

eye color

23.

A group of kittens have the same parents. What is one way that the kittens can be different from each other and their parents?

a)

They can have different kinds of ears.

b)

They will not eat the same kind of food.

c)

They can be different colors.

24.

Heredity is the passing on of traits from an organism’s ________________.

a)

parents

b)

offspring

c)

environment

d)

habitat

25.

In many ways, young animals are a lot like _____________.

a)

their mother

b)

both their mother and their father

c)

their father

26.

The color of your eyes, skin, and hair are examples of ________________ traits.

a)

inherited

b)

learned

c)

acquired

d)

environmental

27.

Which is an example of a learned trait?

a)

roller-skating

b)

hair color

c)

eye color

d)

plant shape

28.

Which of these is an inherited trait? Select all that apply.

a)

feather color

b)

height

c)

playing piano

d)

eye color