Inherited Traits
Which feature is a kitten MOST likely to inherit from its parents?
diet
color
health
color
Which is an example of a learned characteristic: playing sports or tongue rolling?
playing sports
Who does an animal inherit characteristics from?
Their parents
Which of these traits can a dog inherit from their parents?
barking
floppy ears
playing dead
floppy ears
Which is a behavioral characteristic passed from parent to offspring in dogs: barking, fetching, rolling over, or sitting on command?
barking
Which is a trait that a child can inherit from its parents?
playing soccer
eye color
riding a bike
eye color
Which characteristic is most likely learned from experience:
height
favorite food
ability to speak a foreign language
ability to speak a foreign language
Rachel has brown hair; her mother has blonde hair. Where did Rachel get her brown hair from?
She inherited her brown hair from her father.
True or False.
Frogs can pass their spot colors onto their children.
True
A sea turtle hatches out of their egg. How do they know to start moving towards the ocean?
True or False
Parents with freckles often have children with freckles.
True
Rodney practices piano each day. Which is most likely another learned characteristic he has?
he is tall
he has long fingers
he can read sheet music
He can read sheet music
Why do the offspring of giraffes generally look similar to their parents?
Because they inherit traits from their parents.
white with brown spots
brown with black spots
black with white spots
brown with black spots
James and his father are great athletes. Which characteristic did James most likely learn from his father:
height and weight
fast swimming stroke
large feet and hands
fast swimming stroke
Everyone in Cam's family has a height greater than 5 feet 8 inches. Cam will likely be _____________.
shorter than 5 feet
exactly 5 feet 8 inches tall
taller than 5 feet 8 inches
taller than 5 feet 8 inches
A dog rolls over and receives a treat and does it again. This is an example of what kind of behavior?
Learned behavior
Tom is tall and right-handed like his dad but has long eyelashes while his dad has short eyelashes. What explains the difference in eyelashes?
Tom inherited his long eyelashes from his mom.
A tiger has thick stripes. What will her children most likely have?
skinny stripes
no stripes
thick stripes
thick stripes
Which of these is an instinct?
birds flying south
riding a bike
learning to read
birds flying south
Which of these did Bob NOT inherit from his parents?
green eyes
widow's peak
baseball ability
baseball ability
Which characteristic is most likely learned: cooking skills or eye color?
Cooking skills
Charlie and Amy are expecting a baby. Which is an inherited characteristic the baby may have?
being tall like Charlie
baking cookies like Amy
being tall like Charlie
A young ocean animal has two parents; each parent has eight arms. How many arms does the young animal MOST likely have?
8
A flamingo is born with gray feathers. They begin to eat a lot of shrimp. What will happen to their feathers?
They will start to turn pink