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Chapter 4 - Animal Growth and Heredity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ____________ is the threadlike structure in a cell's nucleus.

a)

dominant trait

b)
chromosome
c)

environment

d)

inherited trait (ex. instinct)

2.

A ____________ is the part of a chromosome that contains the DNA code * for an inherited trait.

a)

mitosis

b)
gene
c)

inherited trait (ex. instinct)

d)

chromosome

3.

____________ is the process by which most cells divide.

a)

Chromosome

b)

Life Cycle

c)
Mitosis
d)

Gene

4.

The ____________ is the stages a living thing passes through as they grow and change.

a)
life cycle
b)

inherited trait (ex. instinct)

c)

mitosis

d)

gene

5.

An ____________ is a behavior that is passed from parents to their offspring.

a)
inherited trait (instinct)
b)

life cycle

c)

environment

d)

chromosome

6.

A ____________ is a behavior that an animal gets through experience.

a)

gene

b)
learned behavior
c)

instinct

d)

inherited trait

7.

A ____________ is a trait that both parents must have in order for their offspring to have it.

a)

gene

b)

dominant trait

c)
recessive trait
d)

life cycle

8.

A ____________ is a trait that only one parent needs to have in order for their offspring to have it.

a)

life cycle

b)
dominant trait
c)

recessive trait

d)

gene

9.

What is this an example of?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Genetics

c)

Life Cycle

d)

Dominant Trait

10.

What process is the cell in this picture going through?

a)

Life Cycle

b)

Genetics

c)

Mitosis

d)

Traits

11.

A frog moves to a nearby pond because his pond is drying up. The frog's ____________ made it move.

a)

chromosomes

b)
environment
c)

inherited traits

d)

mitosis

12.

When a cell goes through mitosis (cell division), body cells make

____________

a)

exact copies of themselves.

b)

whatever kind of cells the body needs.

c)

nothing because cells never divide.

d)

something different every time...it's a surprise!

13.

Ross and Rita are identical twins. Their ____________ are a trait that is a result of their environment.

a)
brown eyes
b)

ability to roll their tongues

c)

hairstyles

d)

freckles

14.

What is this chart called?

a)

A genetics chart

b)

A life cycle

c)

A mitosis

d)

A Punnett square

15.

Griffey can do many things. Which behavior, however, is one of Griffey's instincts?

a)

Barking along to the radio

b)

Running to the kitchen when he hears the treat container

c)

Sleeping more hours than being awake

d)

Ringing the doorbell

16.

A baby crying when they are born is...

a)

an instinct.

b)

a learned behavior.

17.

A dog shaking your hand in order to get a treat is...

a)

an instinct.

b)

a learned behavior.

18.

A cat yawning when it is tired is...

a)

an instinct.

b)

a learned behavior.

19.

A spider spinning a web is...

a)

an instinct.

b)

a learned behavior.

20.

A dolphin jumping out of the water to music is...

a)

an instinct.

b)

a learned behavior.