Unit 5 Assessment (Traits)

A characteristic that helps a living thing survive.

• Learned Behavior

• Adaptation

• Instinct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A behavior an animal learns how to do during its lifetime.

• Learned Behavior

• Adaptation

• Instinct

A behavior an animal knows how to do without being taught.

• Learned Behavior

• Adaptation

• Instinct

A section of DNA that carries the information for the inherited traits in a living thing.

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

• Gene

• Inherited Trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A trait that appears only when both parent contribute the same factor for the trait.

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

• Gene

• Inherited Trait

A trait that appears even if only one parent contributes the factor for the trait.

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

• Gene

• Inherited Trait

A characteristic that is passed from parents to their young. 

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

• Gene

• Inherited Trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Examine the zebra. 

What makes this zebra different from other zebras in its population?

• food consumed

• habitat

• predators

• stripe pattern

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A spider is born knowing how to spin a web. Which term best describes how the spider knows how to spin its web?

• environmental interaction

• acquired trait

• instinct response

• stored memory

An elk calf will produce a high-pitched squeal to alert the other members of the herd. Which statement most likely explains when the elk calf will produce this sound?

• The elk calf will squeal to alert the other members it is running.

• The elk calf will squeal to alert the other members it is going to sleep.

• The elk calf will squeal to alert the other members it is in danger.

• The elk calf will squeal to alert the other members it is eating.