Heredity & Genetics

A deer inherits some of its features from its parents. Other features come from its environment. Which feature would a deer most likely inherit from its parents? 

• a long scar
• brown eyes
• missing teeth
• a broken antler

The carrier of genetic information

• DNA
• RNA
• phenotype
• nucleus

A group of students are studying bean plants. All of the following traits are affected by changes in the environment except

• leaf color.

• seed type.

• bean production.

• plant height.

How are similarities passed from parent to offspring?

• through blood

• through genes

• through touch

• through learning

Which is a learned characteristic?

• dimples

• eye color

• hair color

• reading music

Which of the following best explains why children usually look more like their siblings (brothers and sisters) than their friends?

• A.They eat more of the same foods and drinks as their siblings.

• B.They spend more time together over the years with their siblings.

• C.They share many of the same genes from their parents with their siblings.

• D.They share more of the same environmental influences with their siblings.

By selection plants for certain traits to be passed on to the offspring in certain tomato plants, which traits have been strongly influenced by genetics in these tomato plants?

• A.length of the vines

• B.depth of the plant roots

• C.direction the plant grows

• D.color and shape of the fruit

Which human trait is MOST likely inherited from a parent?

• learning to ride a hoverboard

• holding a fork

• reading a book

• height

From whom may an animal inherit characteristics?

• A.its parents

• B.its brother and sisters

• C.other animals in the population

• D.other animals in the ecosystem

Which is characteristic of heredity?

• A.behaviors taught to parents by offspring

• B.behaviors taught to offspring by parents

• C.passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

• D.passing of physical characteristics from offspring to parents