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5th
grade
Traits: Inherited, Acquired, Learned, and Instincts
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an inherited trait?A characteristic passed from a dog to his ownerA characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.A behavior that an organism inherits.A trait that you learn from your teacher.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are examples of inherited traits:blue eyes, brown hair, table mannersspeaking english, spanish and frenchred hair, brown eyes, curly hairplaying video games, drawing, riding a bicycle
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA learned behavior is something you learn from your experiencesTrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceLying to stay out of trouble is an instinctTrueFalse
- 5. Multiple Choice
Most young animals inherit similar appearances, such as shape and color, from their parent animals. Which best describes why a baby deer (fawn) has spots when the adult deer do not?
The spots help camouflage the fawn for protection.
The spots help a fawn to be seen when crossing roads.
The adult deer lose their spots by rubbing against trees.
The adult deer rub their spots off over time
- 6. Multiple Choice
Emily has brown hair. Which is most likely a true statement about Emily?
Emily’s favorite color is brown.
Emily has a parent with brown hair.
Emily’s older brother has brown hair.
Emily was able to pick her hair color at birth
- 7. Multiple ChoiceJames and his father are both great athletes. Which characteristic did James most likely learn from his father?height and weightfast swimming strokelarge feet and handsmuscular body structure
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?freckleshair styleeye colordimples
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?fur color and patternobedience to commandsfood brand preferencesaffection for a specific home
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring called?inherited traitlearned behavioracquired traitdominant
- 12. Multiple Choice
The traits that are passed down from our parents are passed down through which structure?
skin
blood type
genes
chloroplast
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
A bear catching fish in the river
A baby crying because it is hungery
A snake shedding it skin
A monkey using it's tail to hang from a tree branch
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of these is not an instincts behavior?
Dog barking
Bird building a nest
Baby crying for it's mother
Fish coming to the top of a tank for food
Shark hunting its prey
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