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- 1. Multiple Choice
Micah and Carly are having a baby. Carly is a tall woman with brown eyes, red hair, freckles, and a love of Japanese food. Micah is also tall and has dark brown hair. He plays the piano and loves classical music. They are curious what their baby will be like.
Which three questions can be asked about the possible inherited characteristics of the baby?
Will the baby be tall?
Will the baby have freckles?
Will the baby love Japanese food?
What color eyes will the baby have?
What type of music will the baby like?
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which question can be asked to determine what is an acquired physical trait of the lion?
Why does the lion have yellow eyes?
How much did the lion weigh at birth?
How did the lion get scars on its face?
Why does the the lion have brown fur?
- 3. Multiple Choice
Christian knows that some of his characteristics were passed on to him by his parents, and some of his characteristics were learned from his environment. What question can be asked to learn about Christian's inherited characteristics?
What color is his hair?
What is the date of his birth?
What language does he speak?
What kind of clothes does he wear?
- 4. Multiple Choice
Mariana knows that many of her characteristics were passed on to her by her parents. She also knows that many of her characteristics were learned from her environment. What question can be asked to learn which characteristic was inherited by Mariana?
Does she have freckles?
Does she do well in school?
Does she enjoy playing sports?
Does she have a lot of friends?
- 5. Multiple Choice
On Leah's third birthday, she is able to run, jump, speak in sentences, dress herself, and play with toys. Her hair has changed from dark brown to light blond. Which of Leah's characteristics was passed down to her from her parents?
speaking in sentences
ability to jump
hair color
playing with toys
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which two are INHERITED?
able to roller skate
freckles
green eyes
fast reader
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which two are ACQUIRED?
freckles
green eyes
bruise on leg
pink hair
- 8. Multiple Choice
An organism gets the traits that are passed on to it by its parents
before it is born
when it is a baby
when it is growing up
when it is mature
- 9. Multiple Choice
Saniya finds a red flower growing in the middle of her purple flower garden. What is the most likely explanation for this?
The seeds were all for purple flowers, but a red seed got mixed in.
The seeds were all for purple flowers, but one turned red as it grew.
The seeds were for a mix of red and purple flowers, and all except one turned purple.
The seeds were for any color of flower, and all but one grew into purple.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Feranmi gives seeds from a flower in her garden to Ayva. Select three of the things Ayva can expect his flowers to have in common with Feranmi's flower. SELECT 3.
color of the petals
number of petals
time it takes to sprout
shape of petals
- 11. Multiple Choice
The length of an animal's tail is
Inherited
Acquired
- 12. Multiple Choice
The shape of a plant's leaves is
Inherited
Acquired
- 13. Multiple Choice
A person's ability to read is ...
Inherited
Acquired
- 14. Multiple Choice
Many organisms have inherited traits to help them survive in their environments. Which is an example of inherited characteristics that will help an organism survive in its environment?
cows rubbing against fence posts
snakes having scaly skin
birds drinking from ponds
owls resting in their nests
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring?
height
color of eyes
sense of humor
hair color
- 16. Multiple Choice
Baron and Brian both own dogs with pointed ears. If their dogs have puppies together, what do Baron and Brian know about those puppies?
The puppies will have pointed ears.
The puppies will hear better than other dogs.
The puppies will be larger than other dogs.
The puppies will have floppy ears.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Looks at the pictures. Which of the pictures does NOT show an acquired trait?
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