Evolution and Genetics

Miriam is a fifth grader at Blythe Elementary. She is smart, a great piano player, and has bruises on her shins from playing soccer. Which of the following traits did she most likely inherit?

• A. Her height

• B. Her piano playing skills

• C. Her bruised shins

• D. Her intelligence

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Jack has blue eyes. Both his parents have brown eyes. How is it possible for Jack to have blue eyes?

• A. Jack developed the blue eyed gene on his own.

• B. Jack lives in an area with many blue eyed people.

• C. Jack likes the color blue as an eye color.

• D. Jack inherited the blue eyed gene from a previous generation in his family.

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Which characteristic would a dog most likely not inherit from its parents?

• A. Fur length (short/long)

• B. Fur color

• C. Length of tail

• D. Ability to fetch

Five baby chicks are hatched and have similar traits to that of their mother and

father. Which of the following best explains this?

• A. The baby chicks received all their traits from their mother.

• B. The baby chicks were taught to have the same traits.

• C. The baby chicks inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.

• D. The baby chicks eat a diet that gives them special traits.

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Which of the following is a learned behavior?

• A. Dimples

• B. Widow’s peak

• C. Ear attachment

• D. Saying “excuse me”

Why do children look like their parents?

• A. They have similar DNA.

• B. They come from the same country.

• C. They eat similar food.

• D. They speak the same language

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A lizard lose his tail. He mates with another lizard that has a full tail. What will the offspring look like?

• A. The baby lizards will not have tails.

• B. Some of the baby lizards will have tails and others will not.

• C. All the baby lizards will have tails.

• D. Some of the baby lizards will have two tails.

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