5LS3.2 Quiz

A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?

• eye color
• length of hair
• ability to read
• type of language spoken 

What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• handedness
• language

An acquired trait means _________.

• your sister gave it to you
• it is learned or happened after birth
• you are a squire for the king
• your parents gave it to you

Which best explains why a child may look like his father, but is not able to play basketball as well as him?

• Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
• The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.
• The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.
• He hates playing basketball so he doesn't care if his dad can play.

A student sees a bird's nest with blue eggs. Which of the following is an example of a question the student can ask to decide whether the color of the eggs or inherited or acquired?

• How long have the eggs been in the nest?

• How many eggs are in the nest?

• What type of bird laid these eggs?

• Are there other nests in the surrounding areas?

What is an instinct?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

What is a learned behavior?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

Which of these is not an instinctive behavior?

• a bird building a nest

• a turtle burying its eggs

• a bear hibernating in winter

• a horse pulling a plow

Which of the following is not an inherited instinct?

• a dog learns how to catch a disc

• a spider’s ability to spin a web

• a kitten’s ability to breathe

• a bird’s desire to build a nest

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

• a long snout

• webbed feet

• a yellow coat

• always barks at night