Traits and Heredity

Inherited Traits

Ms. James - 8th Grade Science

Multiple Choice

Who is considered the father of genetics?

• Mendel

• Einstein

• Hawking

• Edison

Match

Match the following

• Dominant Traits

• Dominant Traits

• Recessive Traits

• Recessive Traits

Show even if only one parent passes the gene to the child

Hide other traits when passed to the offspring

Show when both parents pass the gene to the child

Get hidden by other traits

• Show even if only one parent passes the gene to the child

• Hide other traits when passed to the offspring

• Show when both parents pass the gene to the child

• Get hidden by other traits

Reflect

Imagine two very large lions have a cub. It is likely that the cub would have genes for being large, too. What are some environmental factors that might result in the cub not growing to its full potential?

Multiple Choice

The building blocks of all living things

• cells

• atoms

• molecules

• skin

Multiple Choice

Cells can not duplicate.

• True

• False

Match

Match the following

• Nucleus

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Gene

"Brain" of cell that holds all genetic information

Thread-like structures that contain all DNA

Contain genetic instructions that determine how all the cells in an organism will function

A piece of DNA that determines a specific trait

• "Brain" of cell that holds all genetic information

• Thread-like structures that contain all DNA

• Contain genetic instructions that determine how all the cells in an organism will function

• A piece of DNA that determines a specific trait

Open Ended

Order from largest to smallest:

nucleus

chromosomes

cell

DNA

Multiple Select

Acquired traits are:

• Not passed down genetically

• Learned

• Passed down to offspring from parents

• A result of the environment's influence on an organism