Flashcard on Inheritance

Front

Which is an example of a learned characteristic? Options: being five feet tall, having brown eyes, being able to draw well, having detached ear lobes

Back

being able to draw well

Front

Which characteristic is a learned behavior? Options: balancing on one foot, attached ear lobe, tongue rolling, hair color

Back

balancing on one foot

Front

Which characteristic is learned from parents? Options: drawing, eye color, widow's peak, attached earlobes

Back

drawing

Front

Which characteristic did Jazmin learn from her parents? Options: her ability to roll her tongue, her attached earlobes, her ability to cook, her eye color

Back

her ability to cook

Front

Which characteristic of a puppy is learned? Options: size, fur color, floppy ears, following commands

Back

following commands

Front

Skylar can roll his tongue and blow bubbles. He has dimples and a widow's peak. Which is a learned characteristic?

Back

Skylar can blow bubbles.

Front

Julia has long brown hair but her brother, mother, and father have short brown hair. Why is her hair different than the rest of her family?

Back

Length of hair is not inherited.

Front

Billy's father is six feet tall, plays basketball and the piano, and loves cheeseburgers. Which characteristic did Billy inherit from his father?

Back

his height

Front

Which best explains a kitten that has fluffy, black fur?

Back

It inherited the characteristics from its parents.

Front

Jennifer's biological parents both lack widow's peaks. Why was Jennifer born with a widow's peak?

Back

Jennifer's grandfather has a widow's peak.