Genetics L.3.1

Why do children usually look more like their brothers/sisters than their friends?

• They have more of the same environmental influences as their brothers/sisters.

• Share more DNA with their siblings from their parents than with their friends.

• They dress the same because their parents are the same.

• They spend more time with their brothers/sisters.

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Which trait is most likely INHERITED from a parent?

• Riding a bike

• Pierced ears

• How tall you are

• Spelling

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A dog inherits some of its features from its parents. Others come from its environment. What feature do dogs most likely INHERIT from its parents?

• A scar

• Brown eyes

• Short hair from a haircut

• Knowing how to fetch a ball

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What is true when a dominant and recessive gene are present?

• You will see the dominant trait.

• You'll see neither trait.

• You'll see the recessive trait.

• You'll see a combination of both.

Genetic information is given from parents to offspring through

• Learned behavior

• Cell Division

• Studying

• Genes

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Which of these is a learned behavior?

• A spider spinning a web.

• Birds migrating.

• Bears hibernating.

• A dog fetching the newspaper.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation?

• The white color of a polar bear.

• The shape of a birds beak.

• The gills on a fish.

• The color of our hair.

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Our eye color is...?

• An acquired trait.

• An inherited trait.

• A learned behavior.

• An environmental trait.

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Which two characteristics are acquired?

• Hobbies and eye color

• Hair color and freckles

• Playing soccer and your favorite food

• Music preference and freckles

Hannah has blonde straight hair, plays basketball, and likes to go swimming. Which of these characteristics are inherited?

• Blonde straight hair

• Playing basketball

• Likes to go swimming