Heredity

Which of the following do your genes affect?

• Your ability to play video games

• How you influence others

• Your ability to pay the drums

• How your body grows and looks

Your sister is very good at playing the piano. What is her piano playing ability an example of?

• dominant gene

• recessive gene

• learned behavior

• inherited trait

What are recessive genes?

• The strong gene that is in control

• Weaker genes that hide

• Genes that you get from your mom

• Genes that you get from your dad

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• Freckles

• Playing video games

• Reading books

• Using a computer

The gene for green eyes is recessive. What is needed in order for a person to have green eyes?

• no genes for green eyes

• two green genes

• at least one green gene

• three green genes

What is a learned behavior?

• something you are born with

• something you are taught and learn from experience

• something you get from your grandparents

• something you get from your parents

Genes determine the traits that are passed from parents to their offsprings.

• true

• false

Which is the correct order from smallest to largest?

• Nucleus, Chromosome, DNA, Genes

• Genes, DNA, Chromosome, Nucleus

• DNA, Nucleus, Chromosome, Gene

Humans have _____ chromosomes.