Heredity

Why might Nigel have curly black hair like his mother, but not be able to cook as well as her?

• Hair color is an inherited trait, but cooking is an acquired trait.

• Hair color is an acquired trait, but cooking is an inherited trait.

• Nigel chose to have black hair but not to learn to cook.

• Nigel will eventually be just as good a cook as his mother; he hasn't grown into it.

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

• A person speaking Russian.

• A dog doing new tricks.

• A bird having feathers.

• A person learning to swim.

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Which trait would a parent not pass on to their child?

• Blue eyes

• Red hair

• Skin color

• Scars

Which characteristic is NOT inherited?

• Hairline (straight or widow's peak)

• Spoken language (English, Spanish, etc...)

• Earlobes (attached or detached)

• Hair type (straight or curly)

What are personal characteristics called that have been passed on to offspring from parents, such as dimples or eye color?

• recessive traits

• genetics

• inherited traits

• gene

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Inherited traits can include cleft chin, freckles and color blindness.

• True

• False

If one parent has blue eyes and one parent has green eyes, the offspring will definitely have blue eyes. 

• True

• False

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A mother dog and her puppy both have curly fur. Which BEST explains this?

• In dogs, curly fur is more common than straight fur.

• In dogs, curly fur is an acquired trait.

• The mother dog acquired curly fur and passed on that trait to her puppy.

• The mother dog inherited curly fur and passed on that trait to her puppy.

What is a set of instructions for an inherited trait?

• Genes

• Jeans

• Genetics

• Genesis

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What type of trait is more common?

• Parental trait

• Inherited trait

• Recessive

• Dominant