5th Grade Unit2, lesson 1 pre-assessment

Animals often share similar physical characteristics with their parents.

• True

• False

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The skills learned for a wolf to hunt well are inherited traits.

• True

• False

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Animal breeders choose animals by specific traits when deciding which animals to breed.

• True

• False

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Two pea plants with purple flower

• a. cannot have offspring with white flowers

• b. might have some offspring with white flowers and some with purple flowers

• c. can only have offspring with purple flowers

• d. cannot have offspring

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Which of the following is not an inherited instinct?

• a. a spider’s ability to spin a web

• b. a kitten’s ability to breathe

• c. a dog learns how to catch a disc

• d. a bird’s desire to build a nest

The physical traits of the offspring are inherited and identical to its parents.

• True

• False

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Height is a physical trait that can vary from parent to offspring.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is an example of a variation in physical traits among offspring?

• a. dolphins hunt fish in different ways

• b. all lions have sharp teeth

• c. a grizzly bear and a black bear have different sized paws

• d. tigers have different stripe patterns

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Which of the following is not a physical trait of a Labrador retriever?

• a. a yellow coat

• b. a long snout

• c. webbed feet

• d. always barks at night

   This form of an inherited trait masks the other forms of the same trait.

• a. recessive

• b. dominant

• c. hidden

• d. active