Genetics and Heredity Quiz

Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?

• scar

• weight

• eye color

• personality

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Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?

• love of music

• fear of spiders

• ability to hit a ball

• presence of dimples

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Mark is tall and a good basketball player. He has a good attitude, practices basketball all year, and listens to his coaches. Which characteristic has he most likely inherited?

• his height

• his attitude

• his willingness to listen

• his willingness to practice

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Nancy is the only person in her family who cannot swim. Which best explains why she is different?

• The ability to swim is transferable from one person to another.

• The ability to swim is based on height and weight.

• The ability to swim is inherited.

• The ability to swim is learned.

Which is a characteristic offspring inherit from parents?

• blood type

• intelligence

• personality

• weight

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Wesley practices hitting and throwing daily to prepare for baseball try-outs. Why is he most likely disappointed to learn the coach is only taking the tallest and fastest players?

• He cannot learn to throw farther.

• He cannot learn to hit harder.

• He cannot learn to run faster.

• He cannot learn to be taller.

Which best describes an inherited trait?

• a characteristic one chooses to express

• a characteristic one receives from the food they eat

• a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents

• a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings

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Bob is a tall, slender young man with red hair and blue eyes. Which couple would most likely be Bob's parents?

• a slender, red-haired father and a tall, blue-eyed mother

• a tall green-eyed father with long brown hair and a short, brown-haired mother

• a short, green-eyed, black-haired father and a tall, brown haired, brown-eyed mother

• a short, plump brown-haired father with freckles and a short, blue-eyed red-haired mother

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Which is an example of an inherited characteristic in dogs?

• coming when called

• walking on four legs

• waiting to eat on command

• barking when asked to speak

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At a family reunion, Alice notices a common inherited characteristic among the people there. Which is most likely the trait that Alice notices?

• Most people have brown hair.

• Most people wear tennis shoes.

• Most people live in the same state.

• Most people speak the same language.