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WorksheetsHeredity and Genetics Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which statement most likely explains why Beth was born with black hair?
a)
Beth's favorite color is black.
b)
Beth's friends have black hair.
c)
Beth's parents have black hair.
d)
Beth's favorite singer has black hair.
2.
Tim's white female cat had a litter of 5 kittens. Two kittens were all white and three kittens were gray with black stripes. Which is most likely true about the father cat?
a)
The father cat is large.
b)
The father cat eats out of the same bowl as the mother cat.
c)
The father cat is also white.
d)
The father cat has a gray or black color pattern.
3.
A dog with naturally long fur is shaved by her owner. She then becomes pregnant, and the father has long fur. Which will most likely be true about her offspring's fur?
a)
no fur
b)
long fur
c)
short fur
d)
medium length fur
4.
Which best explains why children do not look identical to their mothers?
a)
They inherit all of their characteristics from their fathers.
b)
They inherit all of their characteristics from their grandparents.
c)
They inherit some of their characteristics from their brothers and sisters.
d)
They inherit some of their characteristics from their mother and some from their father.
5.
Which of these is an inherited trait?
a)
Dimples
b)
Long Hair
c)
Favorite color
d)
Driving ability
6.
Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
a)
The color of a dog's fur
b)
Color blindness of a person
c)
Ability of a mouse to run a maze
d)
A person's ability to roll their tongue
7.
Which is a behavioral characteristic passed from parent to offspring in dogs?
a)
Fetching a stick
b)
Rolling over
c)
Barking
d)
Sitting on command
8.
James and his father are both great athletes. Which characteristic did James most likely learn from his father?
a)
Height and weight
b)
Fast swimming stroke
c)
Large feet and hands
d)
Muscular body structure
9.
Which is true about parents and their offspring?
a)
Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in offspring being identical to parents.
b)
Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in parents teaching offspring how to look and act.
c)
Most characteristics are chosen by offspring and not passed on by parents.
d)
Some characteristics are learned and not passed on by parents.
10.
Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?
a)
his height
b)
his scar on his right cheek
c)
his intelligence
d)
his ability to play the drums
11.
What are three traits that are inherited from your parents?
a)
Height, widow's peak, and eye color
b)
Height, weight, and eye color
c)
Weight, singing, and playing drums
12.
What are three traits that are learned or acquired?
a)
Height, widow's peak, and eye color
b)
Height, widow's peak, and weight
c)
Weight, singing, and dancing
13.
A group of living things that are closely related to each other and can successfully produce offspring...
a)
Species
b)
Unique
c)
Genes
d)
Identical twins
14.
Different from everything else.
a)
Species
b)
Unique
c)
Genes
d)
Identical twins
15.
A characteristic that develops from experience, after you're born.
a)
Inherited trait
b)
Acquired trait
c)
Genes
d)
Offspring
16.
A characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring.
a)
Inherited trait
b)
Acquired trait
c)
Genes
d)
Offspring
17.
Another word for children.
a)
Inherited trait
b)
Acquired trait
c)
Gene
d)
Offspring
18.
The science of studying how characteristics are passed from parents to offspring in all living things.
a)
Genetics
b)
Genes
c)
Inherited trait
d)
Offspring
19.
Individual instructions that are coded into the DNA of every cell of every living thing.
a)
Genes
b)
Offspring
c)
Inherited trait
d)
Acquired trait
20.
Two offspring born with exactly the same genes.
a)
Genetics
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Identical twins
d)
Species
21.
Coming from the same family. These could include children, cousins, grandparents, etc.
a)
Unique
b)
Genes
c)
Acquired trait
d)
Related
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