Inherited Traits

What is an inherited trait?

• It's a trait or characteristic that you inherited from your parents and/or grandparents.

• It's money that you inherited from your parents and/or grandparents.

• It's a trait that you got because of practicing or learning something.

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How many chromosomes do humans have in each of their cells?

• 46 pairs (92 chromosomes total)

• 12.5 pairs (23 chromosomes total)

• 23 pairs (46 chromosomes total)

• Every human has a different number of chromosomes.

Where is DNA found?

• In your fingerprints

• In the nucleus of your cell

• In the mitochondria

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The sections of your DNA that determine your characteristics/traits are called ______________________.

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Cells

• Nucleus

Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait in humans?

• eye color

• height

• hair color

• skin color

• length of your hair

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People and animals inherit their traits from ______________________.

• a rich family member

• their parents

• their siblings

• their friends

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Put the cell parts in order from LARGEST TO SMALLEST.

• Gene, nucleus, chromosomes, DNA strand

• DNA strand, gene, chromosomes, nucleus

• nucleus, chromosomes, DNA strand, gene

• gene, DNA strand, chromosomes, nucleus

Traits that take over and hide other traits when passed on to offspring are called ________________. You only need ONE parent to pass down one of these traits in order for you to show it.

• DNA traits

• inherited traits

• dominant traits

• recessive traits

Traits that are usually hidden when passed on to offspring are called ________________. BOTH of your parents need to pass down one of these traits in order for you to show it.

• DNA traits

• inherited traits

• dominant traits

• recessive traits

These little worm-looking structures are found in pairs inside the nucleus of the cell, and they have DNA strands inside of them.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• chromosomes

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