Traits

Which characteristic is learned?

• being tall
• having curly hair
• having brown hair
• throwing a football

Parents and children share traits. Which of these is NOT an inherited trait?

• eye color
• liking spicy foods
• left-handedness
• ear shape

What is the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors?

• Inherited trait are something you get from your sister and learned behaviors come from experience.
• Inherited traits are something you get from your parents and learned traits are things like eye color.
• Inherited traits are something you get from your parents such as hair type and learned behaviors are something you learn to do with practice or past event.

Which of these is NOT a learned behavior?

• Riding a bike
• Has freckles
• Can play basketball
• Can speak a foreign language.

•Which is not an inherited trait?

• –. dimples

• –reading

• –freckles

• –brown eyes

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How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have ?

• 12 pairs

• 23 pairs

• 46 pairs

• 10 pairs

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How are traits passed?

• •When organisms reproduce, traits are passed from parent to offspring.

• •These traits are carried in DNA, the genetic material found in a cell’s nucleus.

• •DNA acts like a blueprint.

• All of the above

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Genetic material is found in the form of?

• DNA

• Genes

• Chromosome

• All of the above

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Chromosomes are found in the

• mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Golgi body

• Ribosomes

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Which characteristic is inherited?

• hair color
• sleeping late
• enjoying hiking
• loving to read

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