Name: ___________

Heredity
STUDY GUIDE
1. An egg laid by a butterfly turns into a caterpillar. How can an offspring look so different from its parent? A. All offspring look much different from their parents. B. The caterpillar will become a butterfly. C. When the caterpillar lays eggs, they will hatch into butterflies. D. Butterflies are different from one another and from their parents. 2. In what way will a puppy always be like its parents (which is an inherited trait)? A. bark the same when it wants into the house B. learn the same tricks C. have the same body structure D. live in the same places 3. Look at the chart below to answer the question. Which students would you most expect to have parents with brown eyes?

A. Stephanie and Caleb B. Jose and Caleb C. Stephanie and Anna D. Jose and Anna 4. A student was trying to discover some things her hamster had learned. Which of these is a learned behavior? A. being more active during the night than during the day B. going to the food dish when the cage door is opened C. burrowing down in the wood shavings in its cage D. eating seeds, fruit, and vegetables for food 5. When collecting data on inherited traits, which of the following would be included in the survey? A. braided hair B. pierced ears C. learning to read D. widow's peak

6. What specialized structures do deer have that help them survive against predators? A. Brown hair B. Large and intelligent brains C. Fast running bodies D. Good digestive systems 7. If you got a kitten, fed it cat food, let it live indoors and never taught it to hunt, it would still know how to catch a mouse. Why? A. Instinctive behavior is inherited from parents. B. It learned from its mother or father. C. Other adult cats in the neighborhood taught it. D. It learned from humans or other pets. 8. Students were asked to predict the eventual outcome of planting several kernels of multi-colored Indian corn. Which of the following statements offers the best prediction? A. Every plant will be totally different because one ear of Indian corn has lots of color. B. Every plant will resemble the parent plant but there will also be some variations too. C. Every plant will be exactly the same because it came from the same parent plant. D. Every plant will start out differently but will eventually grow to be an identical copy.

9. Which characteristic best completes the diagram? A. hunting skill B. muscle strength C. shape of mouth D. gentle or fierce 10. Which environment would be difficult for an animal with thick fur to survive in? A. Arctic B. Mountains C. Forest D. Desert

11. Which of the following is NOT a way desert animals have adapted to survive in the desert? A. blubber B. they are active at night C. small size D. live in burrows

12. How does the shape of the beak determine what it eats? Use the chart above to find the best conclusion. A. A pelican's pouch acts as a net to gather fish. B. A duck's pouch acts as a net to gather fish. C. A duck's rounded beak helps it spear fish D. A pelican's rounded beak could help it scoop water plants. 13. Which animal is best adapted to survive a cold climate? Use the chart below.

A. Seal B. Rattlesnake C. Bluegill Fish D. Hummingbird 14. Dogs from Iceland have thick hair. What advantage does that give the dogs? A. They look bigger and impress their enemies. B. They stay warmer in the cold climate. C. They hunt better and can catch more food. D. More people will want them and they become popular.

15. Which title best fits this table?

A. Animals' Feet Shapes B. Animals' Specialized Structures C. Animals' Food Gathering Structures D. Environments of All Animals

16. Fill in the blank. An instinct is something that a species does ____________. ___________ _____________ are actions and behaviors that are learned through trial and error.

17. Matching (Draw a line to the correct definition.) Specialized Structures Variations Environment Trait Life Cycle Parent Organism Offspring Heredity The passing of traits from parents to their young. The surrounding in which an organism lives. The young of an organism. A producer of an offspring. Differences in appearance of an inherited trait. A characteristic passed from parents to their young. The stages a living organism will go through during its lifetime. Body parts that increase the survival of a species in a specific environment.

Short Answer 18. What is a physical trait that you received from your parents?

19. Describe a specialized structure of a polar bear.

Name: ___________

Heredity
ANSWER KEY
1. An egg laid by a butterfly turns into a caterpillar. How can an offspring look so different from its parent? A. All offspring look much different from their parents. B. The caterpillar will become a butterfly. C. When the caterpillar lays eggs, they will hatch into butterflies. D. Butterflies are different from one another and from their parents. 2. In what way will a puppy always be like its parents (which is an inherited trait)? A. bark the same when it wants into the house B. learn the same tricks C. have the same body structure D. live in the same places 3. Look at the chart below to answer the question. Which students would you most expect to have parents with brown eyes?

A. Stephanie and Caleb B. Jose and Caleb C. Stephanie and Anna D. Jose and Anna 4. A student was trying to discover some things her hamster had learned. Which of these is a learned behavior? A. being more active during the night than during the day B. going to the food dish when the cage door is opened C. burrowing down in the wood shavings in its cage D. eating seeds, fruit, and vegetables for food 5. When collecting data on inherited traits, which of the following would be included in the survey? A. braided hair B. pierced ears C. learning to read D. widow's peak

6. What specialized structures do deer have that help them survive against predators? A. Brown hair B. Large and intelligent brains C. Fast running bodies D. Good digestive systems 7. If you got a kitten, fed it cat food, let it live indoors and never taught it to hunt, it would still know how to catch a mouse. Why? A. Instinctive behavior is inherited from parents. B. It learned from its mother or father. C. Other adult cats in the neighborhood taught it. D. It learned from humans or other pets. 8. Students were asked to predict the eventual outcome of planting several kernels of multi-colored Indian corn. Which of the following statements offers the best prediction? A. Every plant will be totally different because one ear of Indian corn has lots of color. B. Every plant will resemble the parent plant but there will also be some variations too. C. Every plant will be exactly the same because it came from the same parent plant. D. Every plant will start out differently but will eventually grow to be an identical copy.

9. Which characteristic best completes the diagram? A. hunting skill B. muscle strength C. shape of mouth D. gentle or fierce 10. Which environment would be difficult for an animal with thick fur to survive in? A. Arctic B. Mountains C. Forest D. Desert

11. Which of the following is NOT a way desert animals have adapted to survive in the desert? A. blubber B. they are active at night C. small size D. live in burrows

12. How does the shape of the beak determine what it eats? Use the chart above to find the best conclusion. A. A pelican's pouch acts as a net to gather fish. B. A duck's pouch acts as a net to gather fish. C. A duck's rounded beak helps it spear fish D. A pelican's rounded beak could help it scoop water plants. 13. Which animal is best adapted to survive a cold climate? Use the chart below.

A. Seal B. Rattlesnake C. Bluegill Fish D. Hummingbird 14. Dogs from Iceland have thick hair. What advantage does that give the dogs? A. They look bigger and impress their enemies. B. They stay warmer in the cold climate. C. They hunt better and can catch more food. D. More people will want them and they become popular.

15. Which title best fits this table?

A. Animals' Feet Shapes B. Animals' Specialized Structures C. Animals' Food Gathering Structures D. Environments of All Animals

16. Fill in the blank. An instinct is something that a species does ___naturally___. __Learned__ __Behaviors___ are actions and behaviors that are learned through trial and error.

17. Matching (Draw a line to the correct definition.) Specialized Structures Variations Environment Trait Life Cycle Parent Organism Offspring Heredity The passing of traits from parents to their young. The surrounding in which an organism lives. The young of an organism. A producer of an offspring. Differences in appearance of an inherited trait. A characteristic passed from parents to their young. The stages a living organism will go through during its lifetime. Body parts that increase the survival of a species in a specific environment.

Short Answer 18. What is a physical trait that you received from your parents? One physical trait that I received was my hitchhikers thumb, from both my parents.

19. Describe a specialized structure of a polar bear. A specialized structure of a polar bear could be its thick, white fur or its sharp teeth.