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Inherited traits can include cleft chin, freckles and color blindness.

• True
• False

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Which best describes an inherited trait?

• a characteristic one chooses to express
• a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
• a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents
• a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings

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Why do most animals look similar to the parents?

• Traits are learned from parents.
• Traits are adapted to the environment.
• Traits are inherited from their parents.
• They do not look similar to their parents.

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Why do most animals look similar to the parents?

• Traits are learned from parents.
• Traits are adapted to the environment.
• Traits are inherited from their parents.
• They do not look similar to their parents.

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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 intelligence

• his scar on his right cheek

• his ability to play the drums

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Which of these is not an inherited trait?

• a bird building a nest
• a turtle burying its eggs
• a bear hibernating in winter
• a horse pulling a plow

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Selective breeding is...

• a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits

• natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

• creating a new species

• making organisms reproduce during times of stress

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If Brown eyes (B) are dominant over blue eyes (b), what would the phenotype be for a bb genotype?

• Brown Eyes

• Blue Eyes

• Green Eyes

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Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?

• Sleeping late

• Enjoying hiking

• Hair color

• Loving to read

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