Traits and Heredity WS 46-47

1. The passing of traits from one generation to the next is called (a)   .

2. Traits that offspring receive from their parents are (a)   traits.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

3. A way of acting or behaving with which an animal is born is called a(n) (a)   .

5. When ducks hatch, they learn to recognize and follow their mother, a behavior called (a)  

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

6. Mendel discovered that each inherited trait is controlled by____________ , one from each parent.

• one factor
• two factors

7. Today scientists refer to Mendel’s factors as (a)   .

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

8. Genes are found in the nucleus of the cell. They are stored on ____________ .

• chromosomes
• on file

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

9. A trait that masks another trait is called a(n)____________ trait.

• recessive
• Dominate

10. A trait that is masked is called a__________ trait.

• recessive
• dominate

11. In pea plants, purple flowers are a dominant trait and white flowers are a recessive trait. The purple trait is represented_____________ by and the white trait by p

• P
• no letter