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Inherited and Learned Traits

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True Or False:Is this an inherited trait.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A change in a gene is called.

a)

Genetic Engineering

b)

A mutation

c)

A gene

d)

A pedigree

3.

What is a dominant allele

a)

A dormant gene that is never expressed

b)

The allele that will always be expressed if present

c)

The allele that will only be expressed if there are two present

4.

Which of these is and Inherited Trait.

a)

Liking the color red

b)

Having long fingers

c)

Wearing your hair in a ponytail

d)

Liking chocolate ice cream

5.

Who is the father of modern genetics.

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Evan Cassillias

c)

John Mendel

d)

Watson and Krick

6.

What is the study of heredity.

a)

Hereditology

b)

DNA

c)

Genetics

d)

Biology

7.

Humans have____pairs of chromosomes

a)

16

b)

23

c)

38

d)

46

8.

Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

a)

Behavior

b)

Inherited Traits

c)

Learned Traits

d)

Function

9.

Which of these is not and Inherited Trait.

a)

A bird building a nest

b)

A bear Hibernating in the winter

c)

A turtle burying its eggs

d)

A horse pulling a plow

10.

Which of these is an inherited trait.

a)

A person's height

b)

A person's ability to write

c)

Where a person lives

d)

A person learning a new language