Inherited Traits

What do we call characteristics passed down from parents to their offspring?

• behavior
• nodule

• inherited trait
• function

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What is an inherited trait?

• A trait handed down to you by your family.

• A trait you develop as a child.

• A trait handed to you from your friends.

• A trait you developed as an adult.

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What do we call new plants that are related to their parents?

• Teenager

• Germination

• Offspring

• Family

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Which is NOT an example of an inherited trait?

• Flower colour

• Leaf shape

• Root length

• Number of seeds

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If a parent cactus has spines, the offspring will have  ______

• fruit
• spines
• leaves
• petals 

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Which of the following is an inherited trait of a plant?

• Number of leaves

• Broken stem

• Color of flower

• Wilted flowers

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The passing on of traits and behaviors from parents to their offspring is

• offspring

• heredity

• DNA

• genes

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True or False:

We get 1/2 of our genes from our mother and 1/2 of our genes from our father

• True

• False

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Differences between members of the same species are called _____________ .

• predators
• traits
• selections
• variations

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The scientific study of heredity is called __________ .

• Biology
• Gene Therapy
• Genetic Counseling
• Genetics