Heredity

Another word for characteristic is ___________

• trait

• instinct

• behavior

• heredity

_________ is the passing on of traits.

• instinct

• acquired traits

• heredity

• learned behaviors

Learned skills are ___________ traits. We also may say these are traits that you get from interacting with your environment.

• instinct

• acquired

• inherited

• not

Eye color is an ____________ trait.

• instinct

• acquired

• inherited

• learned behavior

______________ is the science of heredity. This science has helped created new types of plants that produce more food and to develop new medicines.

• Instincts

• biology

• chemistry

• Genetics

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

• ratio

• trait

• probability

• instinct

A new living thing produced by parents

• Offspring

• Behavior

• Trait

• Instinct

Which is an inherited trait?

• speaking in front of a crowd
• having green eyes
• knowing math facts
• becoming and extrovert

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What is NOT an inherited trait of humans?

• Favorite type of music
• Freckles
• Hair color
• Height

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