7.14A-C Science TEKS

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

_____________________ is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks

• phenotype
• ratio
• recessive trait
• heredity

When humans breed purebred dogs to look a certain way and have traits that they like, this is an example of ___________________________

• Probably Breeding
• Sectional Breeding
• Selective Breeding
• Suspended Breeding

Which is an example of a learned characteristic?

• color of a dog’s fur
• color blindness of a person
• ability of a mouse to run a maze
• a person’s ability to roll their tongue

The following are inherited traits of humans except

• long hair.
• blue eyes.
• long eyelashes.
• small dimples.

Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

• his height
• his scar on his right cheek
• his intelligence
• his ability to play the drums

_______ are the weaker genes which hide behind the dominant genes. It takes two or more of the genes to show up in order for this trait to be represented in offspring. Examples include blond hair or blue eyes.

• Recessive genes

• Dominant genes

• Chromosomes

• Inherited traits

Who is considered the "father of genetics"?

• Gregor Mendel
• Reginald Punnett
• James Watson
• Justin Bieber

• Running

• Drinking Water

• Avoiding Cati

• Sleepting

What is the genotypic ratio here

• TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
• all tall
• TT= 75% tt = 25%
• Tt = 100%