9. Lucas and his sisters can roll their tongues and play the piano. His mother and his brother cannot roll their tongues nor play the piano. What can most likely be concluded about Lucas’s father?

A. His father can roll his tongue.

B. His father can play the piano.

C. His father can roll his tongue and play the piano.

D. His father cannot roll his tongue nor play the piano.

11. April is a fifth grade girl. She has short brown hair and brown eyes. She also loves to read and play volleyball. Based on these characteristics, which can most likely be concluded about April’s parents?

D. One of April’s parents has brown hair.

A. April’s parents are athletic.

B. April’s parents own a lot of books.

C. One of April’s parents has short hair.

12. John’s brother is tall like their father. Which best explains why John is short?

D. John does not play basketball.

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

B. Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.

A. Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.

C. Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.

D. Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.

16. Which is an example of a learned characteristic?

C. ability of a mouse to run a maze

D. a person’s ability to roll their tongue

17. Which is an example of a trait that an organism would pass on to their offspring?

A. a fish with gills for breathing

B. a human with the ability to draw

22. Bob is a tall, slender young man with red hair and blue eyes. Which couple would most likely be Bob’s parents?

A. a slender, red-haired father and a tall, blue-eyed mother

B. a tall green-eyed father with long brown hair and a short, brown haired mother

C. a short, green-eyed, black-haired father and a tall, brown haired, brown-eyed mother

D. a short, plump brown-haired father with freckles and a short, blue eyed red-haired mother

24. Sam adopts two puppies from the same litter. One is a long-haired, short-tailed puppy and the other is a long-haired, long-tailed puppy. What can most likely be concluded about the parents?

B. At least one of the parents has long hair.

A. Both parents have short hair.

C. The parents both live in Sam’s neighborhood.

D. One parent is a German Shepherd and the other is a Labrador.

26. Which factor most likely causes two organisms to have similar characteristics?

C. The organisms are a part of the same species.

A. The organisms eat the same food.

B. The organisms live in the same environment.

D. The organisms are hunted by the same predators.

28. At a family reunion, Alice notices a common inherited characteristic among the people there. Which is most likely the trait that Alice notices?

A. Most people have brown hair.

B. Most people wear tennis shoes.

C. Most people live in the same state.

D. Most people speak the same language.

30. Which statement most likely explains why Beth was born with black hair?

C. Beth’s parents have black hair.

A. Beth’s favorite color is black.

B. Beth’s friends have black hair.

D. Beth’s favorite singer has black hair.

Heredity and Genetics

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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1. Which characteristic is NOT an inherited trait?

A. size

B. eye color

C. skin color

D. personality

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. Which characteristic did Malek most likely inherit from his parents?

A. his ability to read fast

B. his need to wear glasses

C. his ability to speak English

D. his need to count using his fingers

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. Which is a learned characteristic expressed by a professional swimmer?

A. swimming speed

B. wide arm stroke

C. long body build

D. good eyesight

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. How does a tiger get stripes?

A. from its environment

B. from its food

C. from its offspring

D. from its parents

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. Which feature of a bird is controlled only by inherited genes?

A. diet

B. habitat

C. life span

D. beak shape

6. James is a fifth grade boy with brown hair and blue eyes. Which best explains why James has brown hair?

A. Brown hair is an inherited characteristic in James’s family.

B. Brown hair is a popular hair color among fifth grade boys.

C. Brown is his mother’s favorite color.

D. Brown is his favorite color.

7. The graphic above shows a lion attacking an antelope. Which is most likely an example of a learned characteristic of the lion?

A. large mane

B. sharp claws

C. ability to hunt

D. night vision

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Heredity and Genetics

1. Which characteristic is NOT an inherited trait?

2. Which characteristic did Malek most likely inherit from his parents?

3. Which is a learned characteristic expressed by a professional swimmer?

4. How does a tiger get stripes?

5. Which feature of a bird is controlled only by inherited genes?

6. James is a fifth grade boy with brown hair and blue eyes. Which best explains why James has brown hair?

7. The graphic above shows a lion attacking an antelope. Which is most likely an example of a learned characteristic of the lion?

8. Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?

9. Lucas and his sisters can roll their tongues and play the piano. His mother and his brother cannot roll their tongues nor play the piano. What can most likely be concluded about Lucas’s father?

10. Which is a behavior in humans that is most often passed on from parent to offspring?

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