Heredity Study Guide

Kara’s three sisters have black hair just like their mother. Which most likely explains why Kara has brown hair?

• Kara’s father has brown hair.

• Kara is older than her sisters.

• Kara is younger than her sisters.

• Kara's mother prefers brown hair.

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A group of students are studying bean plants. All of the following traits are affected by changes in the environment except

• leaf color.

• seed type.

• bean production.

• plant height.

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Steve’s class is visiting the zoo. He observes that the stripe patterns of two zebras are very different. Which most likely explains why the zebras have different stripe patterns?

• The zebras eat different types of grass.

• The zebras are active at different times of the day.

• The zebras react to their habitat at the zoo in different ways.

• The zebras are expressing the trait for stripe pattern in different

  ways.

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Jonathan observes two birds on the beach. One bird has a long, narrow beak while the other bird has a short, thick beak. Which best explains why the two birds have different types of beaks?

• The birds have the same parents.

• The birds live in different environments.

• The birds are members of the same species.

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Kristy and Alison are sisters, but they do not look alike. Which best explains this?

• They chose to express characteristics that are different from one another.

• Kristy inherited all her characteristics from their father and Alison inherited all her characteristics from their mother.

• They both inherited characteristics from each of their parents, but chose to express only some of the characteristics.

• They both inherited characteristics from each of their parents, but the characteristics are expressed in different ways.

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Which of these is an inherited trait?

• dimples

• long hair

• favorite color

• driving ability

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Which trait does a cactus get from its parents?

• the length of time it lives

• the color of its flowers

• the amount of rain it gets

• the number of spines it has

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• large mane

• sharp claws

• ability to hunt

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Which would a kitten most likely inherit from its parents?

• fat belly

• fast speed

• sharp teeth

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Rodney practices his piano each day after school to increase the speed of his fingers. Which is most likely another learned characteristic that he has?

• He is tall.

• He has long fingers.

• He has a deep voice.

• He can read sheet music