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A blue bird is sitting on a nest of eggs. What reason explains why her baby birds will likely be blue?

• She wants the babies to be blue
• All baby birds are blue
• The mother bird is blue
• The father bird is red

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Which is an example of an inherited trait?

• A person speaking Russian.
• A dog doing new tricks.
• A bird having feathers.
• A person learning to swim.

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Characteristics that are passed from parents to their offspring are called 

• behaviors
• learned traits
• inherited traits
• functions

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The genes in your body carry information about

• how many state capitals you know.

• the color you choose to dye your hair.

• the size of your feet.

• how to play your favorite board game.

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Which Characteristic did Johnny most likely inherited from his parents?

• Long hair

• Wearing Glasses

• Short hair

• Riding a bike

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Kristy and Alison are sisters, but they do not look alike. Which best explains this?

• They chose to express characteristics that are different from one another.

• Kristy inherited all her characteristics from their father and Alison inherited all her characteristics from their mother.

• They both inherited characteristics from each of their parents, but chose to express only some of the characteristics.

• They both inherited characteristics from each of their parents, but the characteristics are expressed in different ways.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an inherited trait?

• Attached/detached ears

• Eye color

• Ability to play baseball

• Ability to roll your tongue

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Which of the following characteristics of a rabbit was most likely inherited from its parents?

• Bent whiskers

• Missing tooth

• Long ears

• Broken foot

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A giraffe has a long neck to reach the leaves on trees. What kind of inherited trait is this?

• physical

• behavioral

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Sets of instructions in each human cell that determine inherited physical features and other traits.

• trait

• genes

• behavior

• population

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