Week 7 Science: Heredity

Juan's dog, Luna, was hit by a car. Fortunately, she lived and is healthy! But she is now missing a leg. Having only three legs is a(n)

• inherited trait.

• instinct.

• learned behavior.

• acquired trait.

When the doctor operates on the patient's eye, he is using

• learned behavior.

• inherited physical trait.

• acquired physical trait.

• instinct.

When the patient needs eye surgery because he has the same eye problem as his mom and dad, it is a(n)

• learned behavior

• inherited physical trait

• instinct

• acquired physical trait

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The ability to play chess is BEST described as a

• genetic trait.

• DNA behavior.

• learned behavior.

A lion and a tiger were crossed. Select the picture that MOST resembles what the baby would look like when it grew up.

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Which of these behaviors were learned?

• walking on a leash and barking at birds

• swimming in the pond and running around the backyard

• swimming in the pond and barking at birds

• walking on a leash and fetching the paper

Which example below is a learned behavior?

• training to run a race

• getting the flu

• the length of your fingers

• blinking

Which example below is an inherited trait?

• tying your shoes

• reading a book

• the language someone speaks

• the shape of someone's mouth

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If a poodle and a bulldog had babies together, what would the puppies look like?

• The puppies would look like a poodle.

• The puppies would look like a bulldog.

• The puppies would have no ears.

• The puppies would look like a mixture of a poodle and a bulldog.

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Which two options could explain why Kobe Bryant was such a successful basketball player?

• learned traits

• instinctual traits

• inherited traits