Study Jam Heredity

Which of the following do your genes affect?

• your ability to play basketball

• how your body grows and looks

• your ability to ride a bike

• the function of your circulatory system

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Your sister is very good at playing the piano. What is her piano playing ability an example of?

• a learned behavior

• an inherited trait

• a dominant gene

• a recessive gene

What are recessive genes?

• strong genes that are in control

• genes that help you learn new things

• genes that you only get from your father

• weaker genes that tend to hide behind the stronger ones

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• using a nintendo switch

• freckles

• logging onto a chromebook

• reading books

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The gene for brown eyes is dominant. What is needed in order for a person to have brown eyes?

• no genes for brown eyes

• two green eye genes

• at least one brown eye gene

• three brown eye genes

What is a learned behavior?

• something you are taught or learn through experience

• a feature that you are born with

• traits and physical features that your parents pass on

• tiny sets of instructions inside every cell of your body

What is true about learned behaviors?

• they determine which genes are dominant and which genes are recessive

• they control how tall or short you are

• they determine what color your hair and eyes are

• they make it possible for people to keep growing and learning new things

What does DNA stand for?

• deopinitonated acid

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• it is not an abbreviation

• deoceanissalty acid

A living thing's baby is called their:

• kids

• seeds

• child

• offspring

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"Gen" means

• generation

• people

• photosynthesis

• beginning