5.L.3.1

A deer inherits some of its features from its parents. Other features come from its environment. Which feature would a deer MOST likely inherit from its parents?

• a long scar

• brown eyes

• missing teeth

• a broken antler

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Which statement best describes why most organisms in a species carry out life processes similarly?

• Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from parents to their offspring.

• Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from offspring to their parents.

• Life processes that are specific to a species are passed from the environment to the organisms.

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Everyone in Jamilla’s family has a height greater than 5 feet 8 inches. Which height characteristic will Jamilla most likely inherit?

• to be exactly 5 feet tall

• to be exactly 5 feet 8 inches tall

• to be taller than 5 feet 8 inches tall

• to be shorter than 5 feet 8 inches tall

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Lucas and his sisters can roll their tongues and play the piano. His mother and his brother cannot roll their tongues nor play the piano. What can most likely be concluded about Lucas’s father?

• His father can roll his tongue.

• His father can play the piano.

• His father can roll his tongue and play the piano.

• His father cannot roll his tongue nor play the piano.

Bunny A’s fur is all brown, while his brother and sisters are half brown and half white. The bunnies’ father is all brown, and the mother bunny is half brown and half white. Which best describes why Bunny A has brown fur?

• The bunny inherited a brown fur characteristic from each parent.

• The bunny inherited a white fur characteristic from each parent.

• The bunny rejected the white characteristics from its mother.

• The bunny rejected the brown characteristics from its father.

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Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents

• freckles

• hair style

• eye color

• dimples

Which is an inherited behavior?

• A dog obeys a command from a trainer.

• A bird builds a nest in order to lay its eggs.

• A hamster runs through a maze to get to the food at the other end.

• A cat goes to the food bowl when its owner walks into the kitchen.