Genetics and Traits Quiz

What is a “trait”?

• A toy you get as a gift

• A special kind of plant

• A quality or feature of a person

• A place where animals live

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What are some examples of traits?

• Favorite food and favorite color

• Hair color and sense of humor

• Birthday and phone number

• Language and school

Where do inherited traits come from?

• Teachers

• Friends

• Parents

• Pets

What does it mean when someone says, “It’s in my genes”?

• They bought new clothes

• They look like their parents

• They are going to the doctor

• They like science

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What is artificial selection?

• Choosing the best fruit to eat

• Letting plants grow wild

• Choosing which organisms to breed for certain traits

• Using machines to grow food

Who studied inheritance using pea plants?

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

Why did Mendel use pea plants?

• They were tasty

• They were easy to grow and had many traits

• They were colorful

• He had many in his kitchen

What did Mendel discover about traits?

• They mix like paint

• They are always the same

• They stay separate and don’t blend

• They disappear after one generation

What are Mendel’s “factors” now called?

• Mutations

• Traits

• Genes

• Plants

Where are genes found?

• In the sky

• In shoes

• In chromosomes

• In books