Heredity Review

Which is an inherited behavior?

• A dog obeys a command from a trainer.

• A bird builds a nest in order to lay its eggs.

• A hamster runs through a maze to get to the food at the other end.

• A cat goes to the food bowl when its owner walks into the kitchen.

Which is a trait a human most directly inherits from its parents?

• eye color

• musical taste

• career choice

• interest in reading

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Which of the following is most likely the offspring of this shark?

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Ray will soon have a baby sister. The picture represents Ray and his parents.

Which is most likely true about the color of the new baby’s hair?

• It will be dark, because the baby will inherit only Ray’s

  characteristics.

• It will be dark, because the baby will inherit only the father’s

  characteristics.

• It will be light, because the baby will inherit only the mother’s

  characteristics.

• It could be light or dark, because the baby will inherit characteristics from both parents.

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Lucas and his sisters can roll their tongues and play the piano. His mother and his brother cannot roll their tongues nor play the piano. What is most likely true about Lucas’s father?

• His father can roll his tongue.

• His father can play the piano.

• His father can roll his tongue and play the piano.

• His father cannot roll his tongue nor play the piano.

Which human trait is most likely inherited from a parent?

• learning to ride a bike

• holding a spoon

• reading a book

• height

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What determines if twins are identical?

• their genes

• their behavior

• their environment

• their personalities

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In plants, what is responsible for passing traits from one generation to the next?

• chloroplasts

• photosynthesis

• roots

• genes

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By artificial selection, certain traits have been selected to be passed on to the offspring in certain tomato plants. Which traits have been strongly influenced by genetics in these tomato plants?

• length of the vines

• depth of the plant roots

• direction the plant grows

• color and shape of the fruit

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The following are inherited traits of humans except

• long hair

• blue eyes

• long eyelashes

• small dimples

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