Heredity

Why do the young grow up to look like their parents?

• The genes are passed down from the parents to their young.

• The genes are passed down from the young to their parents.

• The genes are not passed down from the parents to their young.

• The genes are not passed down from the young to their parents.

It contains information that determines the physical characteristics of an organism.

• gene

• trait

• heredity

• life cycle

The passing down of traits from parents to offspring is known as .........................

• heredity

• gene

• science

• characteristic

Which of the following is not a reason why we don't look exactly like our parents?

• Genes are inherited from both of our parents.

• Environmental factors can affect the traits.

• Genes of our parents cannot be inherited.

Traits that are passed on to you by your parents are called .........................

• inherited traits

• acquired traits

True or False: Some traits are not inherited from parents.

• True

• False

Traits that are not passed on to you by your parents

and are caused by interacting with the environment are called .......................

• inherited traits

• acquired traits

Inherited or Acquired trait: scar

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

Inherited or Acquired trait: length of nails

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

Inherited or Acquired trait: length of hair

• inherited trait

• acquired trait