Traits, DNA, Genes Yr 5 - Yr7

Another name for traits is .....

• alleles

• genes

• characteristics

Which of these is not an example of a trait?

• Eye colour.

• Age

• Height

• Musical talent.

Some traits are shaped by the environment.

• True

• False

Which of these traits is not shaped by our environment?

• Our eye colour.

• Our taste in music.

• The language we speak.

Tick the traits which are both inherited and influenced by the environment.

• Hair colour.

• Height.

• Diabetes.

• Eye shape.

Together, our genes and our experiences make us who we _ _ _ .

Identical twins have exactly the same DNA, but they are not exactly alike.

• True

• False

Why do you think identical twins are not exactly alike?

DNA is a...

• Prototype.

• Atom.

• Molecule.

• Cell.

DNA is made of ____________ building blocks.

• 4

• 10

• 2

• 3