Characteristics Inheritance Quiz

Which characteristics would a dog least likely inherit from its parents?

• padded feet

• long tongue

• keen sense of smell

• ability to retrieve sticks

Which is a characteristic offspring inherit from parents?

• blood type

• intelligence

• personality

• weight

Jane wants to become a model like her mother. Which is a learned characteristic that could help her with modeling?

• height

• curly hair

• blue eyes

• good posture

Seeds from an apple will produce apples with the same characteristics. What is most likely the reason only some of the apples may have brown spots?

• Brown spots are an inherited characteristic in only some of the apples.

• Brown spots are not an inherited characteristic but a result of environment.

• Brown spots are an inherited characteristic that came from a tree planted nearby.

• Brown spots are not an inherited characteristic but a result of the fertilizer used.

Kim has freckles. Which best explains why Kim’s newborn brother will most likely also have freckles?

• Kim likes freckles.

• All babies have freckles.

• Kim’s parents have freckles.

• Kim’s mother wants the baby to have freckles.

Which is true about parents and their offspring?

• Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in the offspring being identical to the parents.

• Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in parents teaching offspring how to look and act.

Lyndie has blue eyes. From which family member did Lyndie most likely inherit her blue eyes?

• her sister

• her brother

• her mother

• her cousin

Which best explains why offspring usually look like their parents?

• Parents choose appropriate characteristics for their offspring.

• Offspring receive characteristics that have been passed down from their parents.

• Parents change the appearance of the offspring until they more closely resemble them.

• Offspring adapt to their surroundings, causing them to develop characteristics similar to their parents.

Which best explains why children do not look identical to their mothers?

• They inherit all of their characteristics from their fathers.

• They inherit all of their characteristics from their grandparents.

• They inherit some of their characteristics from their brothers and sisters.

• They inherit some of their characteristics from their mother and some from their father.

Why would two parents with brown hair most likely have a child with brown hair?

• They prefer brown hair.

• They have the same diet.

• Hair color is an inherited trait.

• Hair color is determined by the climate.