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Inheritance and Traits

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

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.

Scientists look for ______ among the traits of organisms in order to classify organisms into groups

a)

investigations

b)

observable

c)

patterns

6.

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

a)

explanation

b)

investigation

c)

traits

d)

love for school

7.

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

a)

variation

b)

related

c)

similarities

d)

traits

8.

Organisms within a species can have similarities and _____.

a)

investigation

b)

variations

c)

related

9.

Which of the following is an organism?

a)

b)

c)

d)

10.

An observable physical trait of this panda is

a)

black and white fur

b)

likes to climb

c)

likes to eat

d)

is very cute

11.

___________ means differences.

a)

variation

b)

trait

c)

observe

d)

inherit

12.

Data

a)

observations or measurements recorded in

an investigation

b)

instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring

c)

to get something that is passed down

d)

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

13.

environment

a)

to make offspring

b)

something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

c)

all the living and nonliving things in an area

d)

something we observe to be similar over and over again

14.

explanation

a)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

b)

something we observe to be similar over and

over again

c)

differences

d)

a description of how something works or why something happens

15.

genes

a)

observations or measurements recorded in

an investigation

b)

instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring

c)

to get something that is passed down

d)

to try to learn more about something

16.

inherit

a)

something we observe to be similar over and

over again

b)

to make offspring

c)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

d)

to get something that is passed down

17.

investigate

a)

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

b)

to try to learn more about something

c)

living things that come from parents

d)

something we observe to be similar over and

over again

18.

observe

a)

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

b)

living things that come from parents

c)

something we observe to be similar over and

over again

d)

differences

19.

offspring

a)

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

b)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

c)

living things that come from parents

d)

something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

20.

organism

a)

to make offspring

b)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

c)

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

d)

something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

21.

pattern

a)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

b)

something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

c)

something we observe to be similar over and

over again

d)

observations or measurements recorded in

an investigation

22.

reproduce

a)

differences

b)

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

c)

to make offspring

d)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

23.

species

a)

observations or measurements recorded in

an investigation

b)

to get something that is passed down

c)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

d)

to try to learn more about something

24.

trait

a)

something we observe to be similar over and

over again

b)

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

c)

something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

d)

to get something that is passed down

25.

variation

a)

differences

b)

something we observe to be similar over and

over again

c)

living things that come from parents

d)

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

26.

It is passed on from parents to offspring.

a)

characteristic

b)

trait

c)

inherited

d)

evidence

27.

What are some different traits between the individual puppies?

a)

fur color

b)

size

c)

length of snout (nose)

d)

all of the above

28.

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

29.

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

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.

Passed on from parent to offspring means

a)

variation

b)

inherited

c)

group

d)

evidence

32.

Differences among objects or organisms are

a)

evidence

b)

variations

c)

parents

d)

organisms

33.
Which of the following traits are learned:
a)
eye color
b)
playing the piano
c)
freckles
d)
attached or free ear lobes
34.

An example of an inherited trait could be ____.

a)

long nails

b)

curly hair

c)

speaking English

d)

a scar

35.

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

a)

blinking

b)

swallowing

c)

riding a bike

d)

crying

36.
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
37.
a)

a snake shedding its skin

b)

a bird laying an egg

c)

a swarm of bees leaving a hive

38.

At what stage does will the tomato produce offspring?

a)

mature stage

b)

seedling

c)

young plant

39.

What is a life cycle?

a)

It only happens with insects, frogs, and salamanders.

b)

It is the way that plants and animals are able to live forever.

c)

It happens one time and then ends as soon as the organism dies.

d)

It includes all the changes that happen during a plant or animals' life.

40.

Which of the following is the beginning life cycle stage for both the beetle and the grasshopper?

a)

larva

b)

egg

c)

pupa

d)

nymph