Heredity Review

What is an example of an Inherited Trait? (choose all that apply)

• Learning how to walk

• Eye and Hair Color

• Eating a Sandwich

• Facial Features

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What is an Inherited Trait?

• Something that you learn over time

• Characteristics you acquire from parents

• A pair of blue jeans

• A behavior that is not learned but done automatically

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What are genes?

• Blue Pants

• Unit of WCDE

• Unit of DNA

• Chicken Nugget Clan

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How are traits/genes passed down?

• Parent's DNA combining and forming a variation in offspring

• Traits are exactly the same from generation to generation

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Traits can be__________ and _____________?

• Silly & Smooth

• Recessive & Dirty

• Dominate & Recessive

• Dominate & Reading

What is a mutation?

• the change in the structure of a gene

• the change in weather

• the change in temperature of the air

• the change in the color of your eyes

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A mutation can cause a _______________ in a species of animal?

• death

• genetic

• variation

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How do variations in traits exist in groups of similar organisms?

• the traits are not passed down

• the animals like to eat waffles

• the offspring get a collection of different traits from their parents

• one day I went to the store and bought some frozen waffles, did you read this whole answer choice?

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