Heredity

Which of the following do your genes affect?

• Your ability to play soccer

• How your body grows and looks

• Your ability to ride a bike

• The function of your circulatory system

Your sister is very good at playing the piano. What is her piano playing ability an example of?

• A learned behavior

• An inherited trait

• A dominant gene

• A recessive gene

What are recessive genes?

• Strong genes that are in control

• Genes that help you learn new things

• Genes that you only get from your father

• Weaker genes that hide when a dominant gene is present

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• Using a computer

• Freckles

• Playing video games

• Reading books

The gene for brown eyes is dominant. What is needed in order for a person to have brown eyes?

• No genes for brown eyes

• Two green eye genes

• At least one brown eye gene

• Three brown eye genes

What is a learned behavior?

• Something you are taught or learn through experience

• A feature you are born with

• Traits and physical features that your parents pass on to you

• Tiny sets of instructions inside every cell in your body

What is true about learned behaviors?

• They determine which genes are dominate and which genes are recessive

• They control how tall or short you are

• They determine what color your hair and eyes are

• They make it possible for people to keep growing and learning new things