Traits and Variations

This is an adult strawberry plant. Which of the seedlings is most likely the offspring of this plant?

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Hippos and elephants are animals that eat plants. Both have flat teeth because...

• they ate plants since they were young

• live in the same place

• travel to where there are plants

• inherited this trait from their parents

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In the environment that the moths are shown in, which moth has a greater chance of survival and why?

• The light moth. The dark speck allow it to blend in with its environment.

• The light moth. The coloration scares predators so it won't be eaten

• The dark moth. The dark coloration allows it to blend in with its environment.

• The dark moth. Predators think that dark colored moths are poisonous.

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Several different types of beaks are shown in the image below. Which of the following is most likely true?

• The birds need different types of beaks depending on the temperature where they live.

• The birds need different types of beaks depending on what kind of food they eat.

• The birds with bigger beaks are always more likely to survive.

• The birds with smaller beaks are always more likely to survive.

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Plants and animals have variations in their physical and behavioral traits. How do these variations provide advantages to their survival?

• Variations in traits allow plants and animals to adapt to changes in the environment to decrease their chances for survival.

• Variations in traits allow plants to adapt to changes to the environment but not animals.

• Variations in traits do not provide any advantage for the plant or animal

• Variations in traits allow plants and animals to adapt to changes in the environment to increase their survival chances.

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Which of the following is a true statement?

• The color and pattern of the zebra's coat is an inherited trait that never varies

• The pattern and color of all zebras is always identical.

• Just like other organisms, all zebras in the same family have the same color and pattern.

• The color and pattern of a zebra's coat is a variation that is unique to each individual zebra.

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The range of differences in features within a group of organisms is

• environmental

• aquired

• inherited

• variation

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True or False: Variations can be caused by both inherited traits and the environment.

• True

• False

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Two rabbits are shown in the snow. In their environment, snow covers the ground throughout most of the year. Which of the following is most likely a true statement about how their variations help them survive?

• Since the rabbits are the same size, they have the same likelihood of survival.

• The rabbit with the white fur is more likely to be able to survive because it is camouflaged.

• The rabbit with the dark fur is more likely to survive because it reflects more heat so it will stay cool.

• The rabbit with the white fur is more likely to survive because it is better at finding food.

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A characteristic that is passed on to an organism in its genes is a(n)

• acquired trait

• learned behavior

• inherited trait

• gene

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