Heredity and Genes

A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?

• The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.

• The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.

• The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.

• The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.

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Which feature of a bird is controlled only by inherited genes?

• diet 

• habitat

• beak shape

• life span

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A baby horse will inherit all of these traits from its parents except

• height

• weight

• preferred food

• coat color

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Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?

• freckles

• hair style

• eye color

• dimples

Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?

• fur color and pattern

• obedience to commands

• food brand preferences

• affection for a specific home

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Bob is a tall, slender young man with red hair and blue eyes. Which couple would most likely be Bob’s parents?

• a slender, red-haired father and a tall, blue-eyed mother

• a tall green-eyed father with long brown hair and a short, brown-haired mother

• a short, green-eyed, black-haired father and a tall, brown haired, brown-eyed mother

• a short, plump brown-haired father with freckles and a short, blue-eyed red-haired mother

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Which of these is an inherited trait?

• dimples

• long hair

• favorite color

• driving ability

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Emily has brown hair. Which is most likely a true statement about Emily?

• Emily’s favorite color is brown.

• Emily has a parent with brown hair.

• Emily’s older brother has brown hair. 

What should students use to identify the percent chance of a trait being passed down from a parent to its offspring?

• a graph

• a flow chart

• a data table

• a Punnett square

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Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?

• Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.

• Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.

• Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.

• Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.

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