Genetics

What are personal characteristics called that have been passed on to offspring from parents, such as dimples or eye color?

• recessive traits

• genetics

• inherited traits

• gene

What is a set of instructions for an inherited trait?

• Genes

• Jeans

• Genetics

• Genesis

Which characteristic is NOT inherited?

• Hairline (straight or widow's peak)

• Spoken language (English, Spanish, etc...)

• Earlobes (attached or detached)

• Hair type (straight or curly)

Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

• his height

• his intelligence

• his scar on his right cheek

• his ability to play the drums

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

• freckles

• eye color

• dimples

• hair style

Which are examples of inherited traits?

• specific beliefs

• fingerprints

• memories

• nose shape

What determines if twins are identical?

• their genes

• their behavior

• their environment

• their personalities

Which best explains why children resemble their parents?

• They eat the same foods.

• They have similar DNA.

• They speak the same language.

• They have the same interests.

Why might Nigel have curly black hair like his mother, but not be able to cook as well as her?

• Hair color is an inherited trait, but cooking is an acquired trait.

• Hair color is an acquired trait, but cooking is an inherited trait.

• Nigel chose to have black hair but not to learn to cook.

• Nigel will eventually be just as good a cook as his mother; he hasn't grown into it.

Where do your parents get their traits from?

• Each other

• Their children

• Your grandparents

• They do not have traits