Heredity
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Science
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5th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which trait would a parent not pass on to their child?
Blue eyes
Red hair
Skin color
Scars
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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)
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Inherited traits can include cleft chin, freckles and color blindness.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If one parent has blue eyes and one parent has green eyes, the offspring will definitely have blue eyes.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
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