NWR GENETICS REVIEW

A 10-year-old girl has gray eyes. Which statement concerning her eye color is correct?

• It is a trait acquired from her environment.

• It is a learned trait.

• It is an inherited trait.

• It is a result of her diet.

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How are similarities passed from parent to offspring?

• through blood

• through genes

• through touch

• through learning

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Tim’s white cat had a litter of 5 kittens. Two kittens were white and three were gray with black stripes. Which is most likely true about the father cat?

• The father cat is large.

• The father cat lives next door.

• The father cat has a gray or black-colored fur pattern.

• The father cat also has a solid white-colored fur pattern.

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Which characteristic will a baby chimpanzee inherit from its parents?

• fur color
• hunting skills
• feeding behavior
• sleeping routine

Which is characteristic of heredity? 

• behaviors taught to parents by offspring
• behaviors taught to offspring by parents
• passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
• passing of physical characteristics from offspring to parents

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Why does an organism look different from its parents?

• The organism inherits half of its characteristics from the male parent and half from the female parent.
• The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the female parent.
• The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the male parent.
• The organism develops its own set of characteristics after it is born.

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Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?

• Offspring inherit DNA and characteristics from one parent.
• Offspring inherit DNA and characteristics from both parents.
• Parents choose which DNA and characteristics to pass on to their offspring.
• Parents and offspring eat the same foods.

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Tim took some seeds from red carnation flowers in his grandfather’s garden to plant at his house. What will most likely be the color of the flowers when they bloom at Tim’s house?

• red

• pink

• white

• red striped

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The picture shows a kitten, along with its parents. Why does the kitten appear to be different from either parent?

• The kitten did not have the proper nutrition during development.

• The kitten gets half its traits from both parents, and this

  creates variety.

• The kitten has a disease that makes it look different from its

  parents.

• The kitten is not fully grown and will soon look identical to

  one of the parents.

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Madison is a fifth grader with brown hair and brown eyes. Which statement best explains why Madison has brown eyes?

• Madison changed her eye color to match her hair.

• Madison’s best friend has brown eyes.

• Madison’s parents have brown eyes.

• Madison likes the color brown.