Heredity

Which of these is an inherited trait?

a. Ability to read

b. Being right handed

c. Liking country music

d. Pierced ears

• Ability to read

• Being right handed

• Liking country music

• Pierced ears

Which of these is an acquired trait?

a. Having naturally curly hair

b. Eye Color

c. Shape of your nose

d. Ability to hit a baseball

• Having naturally curly hair

• Eye Color

• Shape of your nose

• Ability to hit a baseball

A cat has 8 kittens, 5 females and 3 males. Which

statement best describes the characteristics of

these kittens?

• a. All of the kittens will look exactly like their mother.

• b. All of the kittens will look exactly like their father.

• c. The male and female kittens will look like both the

  mother and the father.

• d. The male kittens will look like the father, and the

  female kittens will look the mother.

Which of these does a child inherit from his

parents?

• a. Saying the alphabet

• b. Speaking English

• c. Eye color

• d. Favorite color

Which alleles represent a Homozygous Trait?

• BB

• Ff

• cc

• Both A and C

Which alleles represent a Heterozygous Trait?

• AA

• Gg

• ww

• PP

Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

• Donald Trump

• Joe Biden

• George Washington

• Gregor Mendel

Which of these is an innate behavior (instinct)?

• Babies crying

• Birds building a nest

• Spiders building a web

• All of the above

________ are passed down to you from your parents and grandparents.

• behavior

• genes

• favorite sport

• favorite food

Which alleles show a dominate trait?

• BB

• cc

• Aa

• Both A and C