WorksheetsScience Review Genetics
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Emily has brown hair. Which is most likely a true statement about Emily?
a)
Emily’s favorite color is brown.
b)
Emily has a parent with brown hair.
c)
Emily’s older brother has brown hair.
2.
Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?
a)
freckles
b)
hair style
c)
eye color
d)
dimples
3.
A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?
a)
The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.
b)
The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.
c)
The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.
d)
The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.
4.
Which characteristic is inherited in fish but learned in humans?
a)
size
b)
eye color
c)
ability to swim
d)
ability to get food
5.
Which of the following is an inherited human trait?
a)
eye color
b)
sleep patterns
c)
sense of balance
d)
sense of humor
6.
Which best describes an inherited trait?
a)
a characteristic one chooses to express
b)
a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
c)
a characteristic that is passed on from one’s parents
d)
a characteristic that is influenced by one’s surroundings
7.
Which of the following is a definition of inherited trait?
a)
a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents
b)
a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime
c)
a behavior that a living thing learns from its parents
d)
a skill that an animal develops after it is born
8.
Which of these is a learned behavior for a human?
a)
sleeping
b)
laughing
c)
playing a violin
d)
having brown eyes
9.
Which of these traits can a tree NOT pass to its offspring?
a)
the shape of its leaves
b)
roots that grow toward water
c)
a trunk scarred by lightning
d)
the kind of seeds it forms
10.
Which of these is an inherited trait for humans?
a)
knowing how to read
b)
speaking English
c)
being able to play the violin
d)
having two arms
11.
Which of these is a learned behavior for a dog?
a)
walking a dog
b)
rolling over on command
c)
barking
d)
panting
12.
Which best explains why a child may look like his father but is not able to play basketball as well as him?
a)
Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
b)
The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.
c)
The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.
13.
Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
a)
behavior
b)
learned trait
c)
inherited trait
d)
function
14.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
height
d)
speaking a language
15.
Which of these is not an inherited trait?
a)
a bird building a nest
b)
a turtle burying its eggs
c)
a bear hibernating in winter
d)
a horse pulling a plow
16.
Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?
a)
brown hair
b)
crying a lot
c)
ability to jump high
d)
his ability to talk
17.
The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...
a)
long hair
b)
blue eyes
c)
long eyelashes
d)
small dimples
18.
Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
a)
color of a dog's fur
b)
color blindness of a person
c)
the ability of a mouse to run a maze
d)
a person's ability to roll their tongue
19.
_________ is known as the product of parents
a)
Infant
b)
Toddler
c)
Offspring
d)
Adolescent
20.
__________are located on the chromosomes of DNA, these are the instructions, which determines the inherited traits of offspring.
a)
Genes
b)
Traits
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Cells
21.
The stronger (dominant) genes that show up in offspring are known as _________. Examples include brown eyes, brown hair
a)
recessive genes
b)
inherited traits
c)
learned behaviors
d)
dominant genes
22.
_______ are the weaker genes which hide behind the dominant genes. It takes two or more of the genes to show up in order for this trait to be represented in offspring. Examples include blond hair, green, blue, or hazel eyes.
a)
Recessive genes
b)
Dominant genes
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Inherited traits
23.
Which of these is an inherited trait?
a)
a person's height
b)
where a person lives
c)
a person's ability to write
d)
a person learning a new language
24.
Which of the following is an inherited trait?
a)
Tara's red hair
b)
Ryan's bank account
c)
Betty's dancing skills
d)
Marco's excellent Spanish
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