Heredity

Which of these is an example of a learned behavior?

• A cleft chin
• The color of a flower
• A toddler learning how to read
• A wolf with thick fur

What is NOT an inherited trait of humans?

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

Which of these is an acquired trait?

• Having blue eyes
• Pierced ears
• The ability for a baby to cry
• Freckles

What is a trait that is passed from parents to offspring before the offspring is born?

• Learned behavior
• Acquired trait
• Inherited trait
• Offspring

Which of these did you inherit from you parents?

• Your ability to read
• Your natural hair color
• The language you speak
• Whether you have a suntan

What is genetics?

• The study of DNA nucleotides
• The study of heredity
• The study of a cell dividing into 2
• The study of eye color

The passing of DNA from parents to offspring

• Generation
• Heredity
• Inheritance
• Traits

After Mendel died scientists began to recognize the importance of his ideas. They called him a name. What was that name?

• Father of genes
• Father of heredity
• Father of genetics
• Father of traits

Chromosomes are found in the ____________ of the cell

• Chloroplast
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Mitochondria

What is a gene?

• An entire chromosome that  codes for a trait
• a piece of clothing
• a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
• Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait