Hereditary

Emily has brown hair. Which is most likely a true statement about Emily?

• Emily’s favorite color is brown.
• Emily has a parent with brown hair.
• Emily’s older brother has brown hair. 

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

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

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?

• freckles
• hair style
• eye color
• dimples

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

• Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.
• Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.
• Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.
• Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is a dominant allele?

• A trait that is always shown (capital letter)
• A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)
• Alleles that are the same
• Alleles that are different

Dominant or recessive?
tt

• Dominant 
• Recessive

aa always shows up as

• dominant
• recessive

Which trait would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• Four fingers and a thumb on each hand
• Ability to jump high
• Broken fingernail
• Ability to speak English

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A dog rolls over and gets a treat, so she rolls over again. This is an example of a...

• learned behavior
• inherited behavior
• physical trait
• instinct

The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...

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

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4