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Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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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

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Which characteristic is inherited?

• hair color
• sleeping late
• enjoying hiking
• loving to read

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What characteristic is inherited by only some members of its species?

• gills on a fish
• wings on a bird
• spots on a horse
• trunk on an elephant

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Why might Nigel have curly black hair like his mother, but not be able to cook as well as her?

• Hair color is an inherited trait, but cooking is an acquired trait.
• Hair color is an acquired trait, but cooking is an inherited trait.
• Nigel chose to have black hair but not to learn to cook.
• Nigel will eventually be just as good a cook as his mother; he hasn't grown into it.

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Gregor Mendel was a scientist that studied the inherited traits in pea plants.
Which of these could have been one of the observations about inherited traits that he recorded?

• The plants with purple flowers grew in the shade.
• The plants with yellow pods received more water.
• The plants with shriveled ppods were growing in sandy soil.
• The plants with green seeds came from parents with green seeds.

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Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

• yes

• no

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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 scar on his right cheek

• his intelligence

• his ability to play the drums

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How do you classify the following genotype : ff

• Homozygous Dominant

• Homozygous Recessive

• Heterozygous

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The table shows inherited traits of a rose plant as well as traits that are not inherited. Which characteristic describing a rose plant belongs with the traits that are not inherited?

• sharp thorns

• small buds

• missing leaves

• long roots

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