What specialized structures do deer have that help them survive against predators?
A. Warm, brown hair
B. Large and intelligent brains
C. Fast running bodies
D. Good digestive systems
C. Fast running bodies
100
An egg laid by a butterfly turns into a caterpillar. How can an offspring look so different from its parent?
A. All offspring look different from their parents
B. The caterpillar will become a butterfly
C. When the caterpillar lays eggs, they'll hatch as butterflies
D. Butterflies are different from each other and from their parents
B. The caterpillar will become a butterfly
100
In what way will a kitten always be like its parents?
A. Same color
B. Learn the same things
C. Have the same body structures
D. Live in the same places
C. Have the same body structures
100
If you got a kitten, fed it cat food, let it live in the house, never taught it to hunt, it would still know how to catch a mouse. Why?
A. Instinctive behavior is inherited from parents
B. It learned from its mother and father
C. Other adult cats in the neighborhood taught it
D. It learned from humans or other pets
A. Instinctive behavior is inherited from parents
100
What is a variation?
Differences in inherited traits among members of a SPECIES
200
Dogs from Iceland have thick hair. What advantage does that give the dogs?
A. The look bigger and impress their enemies
B. The stay warmer in the cold climate
C. They hunt better and catch more food
D. More people will want them and they will become popular
B. They stay warmer in the cold climate
200
Name a change that happens to animals as they grow.
color changes, teeth growth, learning to walk, growing gills, changing body structures, get stronger, etc.
200
Which trait can be influenced by the environment?
A. Fur changing colors with seasons
B. Fur changing colors as you age
C. Height is affected by what you eat
D. You can stretch to grow taller
A. Fur changing colors with seasons
200
Give one example of an inherited trait and one example of a learned trait in humans.
eye color, body structure, hair color, etc.
reading, basketball, etc.
200
What is the word for all the members of a species that live in a given area?
What is population
300
Which of the following is NOT a way desert animals have adapted to survive their environment?
A. thick fur
B. are active at night
C. small size
D. live in burrows
A. thick fur
300
Which is NOT a stage in a life cycle?
A. birth
B. death
C. lifespan
D. growth
C. lifespan
300
How does a seller of Cocker Spaniels make sure every puppy they raise looks like a Cocker Spaniel?
A. The cross Cocker Spaniel with a Golden Retriever
B. They dock their tails and ears as soon as they are born
C. They train the puppies to act like Cocker Spaniels
D. They make sure the mother and father are both Cocker Spaniels
D. They make sure the mother and father are both Cocker Spaniels
300
What are the two types of behavior?
Learned and Instinctual (Inherited)
300
What advantage do the flippers of a penguin provide?
They help them swim really well
400
To which environment is a buffalo best adapted?
A. ice sheets
B. mountains
C. desert
D. grasslands
D. grasslands
400
Fill in the blanks:
_________ _________ create offspring.
Parent organisms
400
Name two traits that a dog inherits from its parents.
fur color, eye color, size, body structures, behaviors, illnesses
400
Name two learned behaviors that dogs DID NOT inherit from their parents.
begging, speaking, rolling over, shaking, etc.
400
What is a disadvantage that the flippers of a penguin provide?
They are clumsy and awkward on land
500
List 3 ways a bear is adapted to a forest environment in which it lives.
sharp claws to get food, thick fur to stay warm, hibernate in the winter when it is cold, store fat well in their bodies, can run fast and climb trees to escape danger OR to catch their prey
500
What are the four basic stages of every animal's life cycle?
Birth, Growth, Adulthood, Death
500
How do humans try to control heredity in certain animal and plant species?
They make sure that parents are pure-bred (or not). They can also mix breeds. Humans selectively breed plants and animals to get a desired result.
500
What is the difference between a learned behavior and an inherited (instinctual) one?
An inherited behavior is something that is instinctual, something you are born knowing how to do. A learned behavior is something that you learn through being taught or from life experiences.
500
What is the most interesting thing you have learned about heredity?