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What is the study of heredity called?

• Genes
• Genetics
• Unique
• Inherited traits

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Which sentence is TRUE?

• Acquired traits are passed from parents to offspring
• Inherited traits are passed from parents to offspring
• Behaviors are never inherited
• Behaviors are always inherited 

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A scientist observes sea otters using rocks to break open clamshells. Which of these investigations would best help the scientist determine whether this skill is a learned or an inherited behavior?

• Determining what sizes and kinds of rocks are used most often by sea otters
• Determining whether shellfish are an important food source in the diet of sea otters
• Raising young sea otters away from adult otters that use rocks and observing whether the young otters use rocks
• Observing families of sea otters over time to see whether adults that use rocks have offspring that use rocks

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Traits are passed down from parents to _____________.

• inherit

• trait

• parent

• child

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Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

• his height

• his intelligence

• his scar on his right cheek

• his ability to play the drums

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Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• Sally's basketball skills.

• Johnny's brown hair.

• Alexa speaking Chinese.

• Billy's blue house.

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Which of the following is a trait people are born with?

• Attached earlobes.

• Disliking bananas.

• Being a good dancer.

• Speaking a second language.

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The study of how traits are inherited is called

• allele

• dominant genes

• genetics

• recessive gene

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A quality or characteristic of a living thing.

• trait

• genes

• behavior

• population

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Which is the best way to reasonably predict what a puppy will look like?

• Look at both parents of the puppy.

• Look at the parents of the puppy's mother.

• Look at the mother's oldest puppies from the previous litter.

• Look at dogs that are the same breed at the puppy's father.

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