Heredity Basics

What can be passed on through genetics?

• Acquired traits
• Inherited traits
• Taste in music
• Cooking ability

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Which of these is an inherited behavior?

• A chameleon changing color
• A dog sitting on command
• A circus bear riding a bike
• An ape speaking in sign language

The young of an animal or plant is called ______________________.

• puppy
• baby
• seed
• offspring

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A trait is....

• a quality that makes one person different from another
• the information that determines what color your eyes are
• the passing of characteristics from parents to offspring
• something you carry a glass of water on

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Which is an acquired trait?

• Large nose
• Speaking Spanish
• Blonde hair
• Height

The passing of characteristics from parents to offspring is called....

• babies
• offspring
• genetics
• heredity

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Which behavior did a raccoon most likely learn from its environment?

• breathing
• providing for young
• eating out of trash cans
• drinking water

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Hereditary information is transmitted from parents to offspring through....

• genes
• cell division
• metamorphosis
• germination

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A trait that can not be passed on genetically is called.....

• eye color
• dancing
• inherited trait
• acquired trait

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Where is all the genetic information in a cell?

• Nucleus

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

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