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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
- 15. Multiple Choice
which is a learned skill?
blinking
running
breathing
sneezing
- 16. Multiple Choice
Lindsay observes a marsupial climbs into its mother's pouch upon being born. She needs to determine if this action is instinct or a learned behavior. which question would help Lindsay make this decision?
What color is the mother's fur and pouch?
Is the marsupial cold?
How big is the mother's pouch?
Does the marsupial do the action immediately without thought?
- 17. Multiple Choice
A bear hunting for salmon along a river learns from his parents the best place to catch fish and will fight to keep other bears away from his favorite spot. Which statement is an example of this type of behavior in another animal?
A dog sheds its winter coat in summer.
A baby starts to babble or talk to imitate those around him.
A bat sleeps during the day and is awake at night.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Some students went to the zoo and noticed an animal digging in the dirt for bugs to eat. Which of the following is an example of a question they could ask to decide if this is a learned behavior?
What kind of bugs are they digging for?
How many bugs does the animal find in one hour?
Did the animal watch other animals dig for bugs in the dirt?
What color are the bugs that the animal is digging?
- 19. Multiple Choice
Traits:
Bird sitting on eggs, child riding a bike, stripes on a zebra, student using computer, yellow beak on duck. How many of these traits are inherited?
one
two
three
none
- 20. Multiple Choice
Max, a german shepard, has a job of helping his owner hunt. He has black and brown fur, his ears stick up, and he waits for his owner's signal to chase down the bird. If Max has puppies, which statement would be true about his offspring?
The puppies will have long finergnails.
The puppies will easily respond to owner's signal before chasing anything.
The puppies will hunt with owner without any training.
The puppies will have black and brown fur.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which inherited trait will help the animal survive in its environment?
cows rubbing against fence posts
snakes having scaly skin
birds drinking from ponds
owls resting in their nests
- 22. Multiple Choice
Two birds were hatched at the same time. One bird was caught by humans and became their pet. This bird lived in a cage and the humas gave it all of the food and water that it needed. This bird could only make one bird sound. The other bird stayed in the nest with its mother until it was old enought to live on its own. This bird could make many different bird sounds. Which explanation gives the best reason for the baby birds' traits?
The birds will not be the same in appearance or behavior due to the difference in their living envioronments.
The birds will be the same in appearance and behavior due to the inherited traits passed down through genes from the parent birds.
The birds will be different in appearance but not in behavior. All birds will act the same because they are birds.
The birds will be the same in appearance but not in behavior due to the same inherited genes but the behavior of the birds will be different becuase of their envionments.
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