Heredity

What are personal characteristics called that have been passed on to offspring from parents, such as dimples or eye color?

• recessive traits
• genetics
• inherited traits
• gene

What is the study of heredity called?

• Genes
• Genetics
• Unique
• Inherited traits

What is a set of instructions for an inherited trait?

• Genes
• Jeans
• Genetics
• Genesis

Inherited traits can include freckles and color blindness.

• True
• False

Which characteristic is NOT inherited?

• Hairline (straight or widow's peak)
• Spoken language (English, Spanish, etc...)
• Earlobes (attached or detached)
• Hair type (straight or curly)

A skill that a human or animal learns after it's born.

• inherited trait

• genes

• learned behavior

• heredity

A quality or characteristic of a living thing.

• trait

• genes

• behavior

• population

A characteristic that a living thing gets in its lifetime.

• acquired traits

• inherited traits

• genes

• population

Knowing how to read a book is an example of ____________.

• physical trait

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• inherited behavior

Which characteristic of a cat is most likely to be inherited?

• eye color

• birth order

• personality

• adult weight