Evolution and Genes

Sophie is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?

• Scar

• Height

• Ability to swim

• Ability to play the drums

A change or difference between animals of the same species is called...

• Behaviour

• Environment

• Offspring

• Variation

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True or False?

Variation is the difference in characteristics between different species.

• True

• False

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Eye colour is an example of a characteristic that shows...

• Inherited variation

• Environmental variation

• Species variation

• Biological variation

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Why does Scar have a scar but his brother Mufasa does not?

• Mufasa did not inherit it

• The scar gene skipped a generation

• The scar is an environmental trait

• Mufasa is not his brother

The passing of characters from parents to offspring is called?

• Monohybrid cross
• Heredity
• True breeding
• Genetics

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Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?

• 0 %
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Human inherited features from ____________________.

• Parents

• Neighbors

• God

• Friends

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The inherited features are

• Skin color

• Irish color

• Hair Type

• Palm Size

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Which characteristic is inherited?

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

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