Learned
Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
A. being five feet tall
B. having brown eyes
C. being able to draw well
D. having detached ear lobes
C. being able to draw well
Billy’s father is six feet tall, plays basketball and the piano, and loves cheeseburgers. Which characteristic did Billy inherit from his father?
A. his height
B. liking cheeseburgers
C. ability to play the piano
D. ability to play basketball
A. his height
Julia has long brown hair but her brother, mother, and father have short brown hair. Why is her hair different than the rest of her family?
A. Hair color is not inherited.
B. Length of hair is not inherited.
C. She can only wear her hair long.
D. She inherited her long hair from her aunt.
B. Length of hair is not inherited.
Which is an instinctive behavior?
A. a cat using a litter box
B. a dog begging for food
C. a chimpanzee using sign language
D. a grasshopper rubbing its legs together to attract mates
D. a grasshopper rubbing its legs together to attract mates
Which characteristic is a learned behavior?
A. balancing on one foot
B. attached ear lobe
C. tongue rolling
D. hair color
A. balancing on one foot
Which are inherited characteristics?
A. dimples, freckles, curly hair
B. height, freckles, liking vegetables
C. eye color, music preference, handedness
D. playing a musical instrument, eye shape, hair color
A. dimples, freckles, curly hair
Emma’s mother has blue eyes and blonde hair; her father has green eyes and brown hair. Which best explains why Emma has blue eyes and brown hair?
A. Emma inherited her father’s hair and eye color.
B. Emma inherited her mother’s hair and eye color.
C. Emma inherited her mother’s hair color and her father’s eye color.
D. Emma inherited her mother’s eye color and her father’s hair color.
D. Emma inherited her mother’s eye color and her father’s hair color.
A dog had two puppies that looked alike when they were born. They were both black with white feet. Both puppies weighed 5 kg when they were adopted by different families at the age of ten weeks.
The puppies grow up in their new families. The dogs are both very happy with their families, but the environments they live in are different. After 5 years, Dog 1 has a healthy weight of 35 kg and Dog 2 is overweight at 55 kg. The table shows the different environments the dogs live in.
Using the passage, which claim can be made about an adult dog?
A. The weight of a dog depends on when it is adopted.
B. The weight of a dog is decided by how it looks at birth.
C. The weight of a dog can be influenced by its environment.
D. The weight of a dog is only due to inherited traits.
C. The weight of a dog can be influenced by its environment.
Which characteristic is the result of a plant’s reaction to its environment rather than being inherited?
A. the direction its flower faces
B. the shape of its leaves
C. the shape of its seed
D. the color of its fruit
A. the direction its flower faces
Michael's dad has unattached earlobes and freckles. Michael's mom has attached earlobes and no freckles. His sister has unattached earlobes and freckles. Which explains how Michael inherited his unattached earlobes?
A. He inherited his unattached earlobes from his sister.
B. He inherited his unattached earlobes from his mom.
C. He inherited his unattached earlobes from his dad.
D. He inherited his unattached earlobes from himself.
C. He inherited his unattached earlobes from his dad.
Why do many offspring look like their parents?
A. They inherit traits from one parent.
B. They inherit traits from both parents.
C. They inherit traits from their brother or sister.
D. They inherit traits from both sets of grandparents.
B. They inherit traits from both parents.
Which personal characteristic is most likely a result of the environment?
A. height
B. nose shape
C. food preference
D. shape of ear lobes
C. food preference
Which characteristic could Joe learn from his dad?
A. dimples
B. blue eyes
C. blonde hair
D. a favorite sport
D. a favorite sport
Kelly's dad does not have dimples, cannot roll his tongue, and has attached earlobes. Kelly's mom has dimples, can roll her tongue, and does not have attached earlobes. Kelly's sister has dimples, can roll her tongue, and has attached earlobes. Which conclusion best supports the information presented in the chart?
A. Kelly inherited characteristics from only her father.
B. Kelly inherited characteristics from only her mother.
C. Kelly inherited characteristics from her sister and mother.
D. Kelly inherited characteristics from her father and mother.
D. Kelly inherited characteristics from her father and mother.
Why do dogs have most of the characteristics of their parents?
A. They inherit them from their parents.
B. They live in the same habitats as their parents.
C. They learn them by observing their parents.
D. They eat the same foods as their parents.
A. They inherit them from their parents.
A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?
A. The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.
B. The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.
C. The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.
D. The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.
B. The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.
Which is an example of a noninherited trait?
A shape of face
B hair color
C food preference
D tongue rolling
C food preference
Which describes an inherited characteristic? (LS.5.3.2)
A. a behavior that a person learns from one’s friends
B. a behavior that a person learns from one’s parents
C. a characteristic of a person that is learned in school
D. a characteristic of a person that is received from one’s parents
D. a characteristic of a person that is received from one’s parents
Which is a characteristic of a dog that is most likely a result of itsenvironment?
A. its color
B. its length of ears
C. its food preference
D. its ability to see in the dark
C. its food preference
A mother rabbit has a litter. One of the babies is born with one long ear and one short ear. What most likely caused this one rabbit to be born with one short ear?
A The mother rabbit had previously lost an ear in an accident.
B The mother rabbit became sick before she gave birth.
C A mutation occurred during the development of this one rabbit.
D This one rabbit received less nutrition than the other rabbits before it was born.
C A mutation occurred during the development of this one rabbit.