Heredity and Traits

What is the definition of traits?

• quality or characteristic of a living thing

• a characteristic that describes the way something ACTS

• inherited

• acquired

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What is the definition of a physical trait?

• a brown dog

• a trait that a living thing is NOT born with, a trait that is learned from experience or environment

• a characteristic that describes the way something looks

• physical traits do not exist

What is the definition of a behavioral trait?

• trait you receive from your parents (inherited)

• an organism is able to do without being taught to perform a life function

• a characteristic that describes the way something ACTS

• your parents

What is the definition of biological parents?

• your relatives

• aunt and uncle

• your friends

• the male and female parents who have provided the genetic material to create offspring

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What is the definition of offspring?

• the young of a person, animal, or plant

• quality or characteristic of a living thing

• the process by which traits are transferred from parent to offspring

• a characteristic that describes the way something looks

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What is the definition of heredity?

• the process by which traits are transferred from parent to offspring

• the molecule that carries all the information about how a living thing will look and function

• being related

• a section of DNA that gets transferred from parent to offspring

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What is the definition of a gene?

• a piece of clothing that you wear

• a section of DNA that gets transferred from parent to offspring

• a characteristic that describes the way somethings looks

Which two are examples of inherited traits?

• eye color

• ability to sing

• height

• ability to swim

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Which two are acquired traits?

• skin color

• hair color

• being a good basketball player

• being good at roller skating

What is the definition of a chromosome?

• a trait that is passed from a parent to its offspring

• the passing of traits from one generation to another

• a weaker gene that appears less often

• A rod shaped structure in the nucleus that holds DNA

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