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Inherited Traits Jeopardy
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False
fast, quiet, blends into environment, good hearing
specialized structures
learning tricks, responding to its name, coming at meal times, fetching, etc
trait
species
The tadpole will look like the adult frog by the end of its life cycle
survival
True
False
temperature control, defense against parasites, defense against poisonous plants, defense against sunburn, defense against predators, warning to predators, mimicry, camouflage, deceiving predators, attraction of a mate
Make sure the mother and father are both Cocker Spaniels
inherited
crying, eating, going potty, sleeping
True
instinct
fur color/type, barking, growling, shape of body, etc.
good climbers
offspring
learned behaviors
instincts
variations
Heredity
answers will vary
True
Sometimes the grandparents of a species can be the reason a certain trait has been passed on to the offspring
Three specialized structures a deer has that help it survive against predators
Actions and behaviors that are learned through trial and error or are brought about by the environment
Name three traits a dog inherits from its parent organism
a trait that's passed from parent to offspring
The tail of a rat is a specialized structure that helps it keep its balance when climbing or walking across narrow surfaces
A certain group of plants or animals that can only reproduce among themselves
The young of an organism
How would a dog breeder make sure that every puppy he raises looks like a perfect little Cocker Spaniel?
Name 3 of the 9 functions of specialized structures we discussed
Name 2 instincts or inherited behaviors of an infant
Body parts that help a species to survive
The advantage monkeys are given by their feet
A lion and tiger can be bred together into a new organism
Name two behaviors that a dog could gain from its environment that are not inherited from its parents
differences in the appearance of an inherited trait among the members of a species
If two parents keep having offspring together, eventually they will have two offspring that look and act exactly alike
How is it that a tadpole is the offspring of a frong when their specialized structures are so different from one another?
If you take a kitten who has been raised indoors were to be put outside, why would it still know how to hunt its own food?
The continuation of life
Behaviors inherited from a parent organism
A lizard can have snake babies if its fed the right diet
a characteristic that determines how an organism looks, acts, or functions
The passing from parent to offspring
Name an animal and give 2 specialized structures of that organism

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The passing from parent to offspring Heredity
The continuation of lifesurvival
The young of an organismoffspring
Body parts that help a species to survivespecialized structures
A certain group of plants or animals that can only reproduce among themselvesspecies
Behaviors inherited from a parent organisminstincts
Name 2 instincts or inherited behaviors of an infantcrying, eating, going potty, sleeping
Name three traits a dog inherits from its parent organismfur color/type, barking, growling, shape of body, etc.
If you take a kitten who has been raised indoors were to be put outside, why would it still know how to hunt its own food?instinct
Actions and behaviors that are learned through trial and error or are brought about by the environmentlearned behaviors
A lizard can have snake babies if its fed the right dietFalse
A lion and tiger can be bred together into a new organismTrue
Sometimes the grandparents of a species can be the reason a certain trait has been passed on to the offspringTrue
The tail of a rat is a specialized structure that helps it keep its balance when climbing or walking across narrow surfacesTrue
If two parents keep having offspring together, eventually they will have two offspring that look and act exactly alikeFalse
a characteristic that determines how an organism looks, acts, or functionstrait
differences in the appearance of an inherited trait among the members of a speciesvariations
a trait that's passed from parent to offspringinherited
How would a dog breeder make sure that every puppy he raises looks like a perfect little Cocker Spaniel?Make sure the mother and father are both Cocker Spaniels
Name two behaviors that a dog could gain from its environment that are not inherited from its parentslearning tricks, responding to its name, coming at meal times, fetching, etc
The advantage monkeys are given by their feetgood climbers
Name an animal and give 2 specialized structures of that organismanswers will vary
Name 3 of the 9 functions of specialized structures we discussedtemperature control, defense against parasites, defense against poisonous plants, defense against sunburn, defense against predators, warning to predators, mimicry, camouflage, deceiving predators, attraction of a mate
How is it that a tadpole is the offspring of a frong when their specialized structures are so different from one another?The tadpole will look like the adult frog by the end of its life cycle
Three specialized structures a deer has that help it survive against predatorsfast, quiet, blends into environment, good hearing