WorksheetsU2: Interaction of Heredity & Environment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which scenario best exemplifies Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection?
Aaron has larger muscles than Earl because Aaron lifts weights and Earl does not.
A natural disaster wipes out all of the living creatures on a particular island.
An ape learns how to use a new tool by observing another ape use that tool.
A baby spreads out its toes in response to having its foot stroked.
A mutation in a species of lizards that allows them to better blend into their surroundings leads to greater survival and more offspring possessing this mutation in a later generation.
The hypothesis that intelligence is in part inherited is best supported by the fact that the IQ correlation for
pairs of twins reared together is greater than the correlation for pairs of twins reared apart
pairs of identical twins is greater than for pairs of fraternal twins
pairs of fraternal twins is greater than the correlation for other pairs of siblings
adopted children and their adoptive parents is greater than zero
adopted children and their adoptive parents is greater than the correlation for the same children and their biological parents
The nature-nurture issue is best exemplified by which of the following questions?
Is perception accomplished by passive detection of images in the environment or by active detection of information?
Is language acquisition fairly complete by the early school years, or are most linguistic forms mastered only in adolescence?
Is gender identity most influenced by parental upbringing or by interaction with same-sex peers?
Does development proceed through a series of stages, or is it continuous?
Is level of intelligence the result of one’s environment and specific learning, or is it a result of biological maturation?
Which of the following is an example of gene-environment interaction?
Yen Lin experiences flushing syndrome, which mostly occurs in people of Asian heritage.
Alfonso gets food poisoning from eating undercooked meat.
Ted gets diabetes, which runs in his family, because he eats too much sugary food.
Samantha has a food allergy to shellfish.
Jordan has an autoimmune disorder that causes him to lose his hair.
Which of the following best describes a genetic mutation?
random errors in gene replication
the study of the mind's evolution
the study of behavioral evolution
passing on successful, inherited traits
survival of the genetically successful
Your genetic code
exists only in the cells of the nervous system
disappears gradually as the developmental processes it governs are completed
is influenced by early environmental experiences
exists in its entirety in every cell of your body
exists only in the cells of the reproductive system
When a mother's egg and father's sperm unite, each contributes
23 chromosomes
1 chromosome pair
23 chromosome pairs
30,000 chromosome pairs
30,000 chromosomes
Researchers find the study of fraternal twins important because
they share similar environments and the same genetic code
data collected concerning their similarities is necessary for collecting heritability
they are the same age and are usually raised in similar environments, but they do not have the same genetic code
they are typically raised in less similar environments than non-twin siblings
Which of the following will be the most alike?
fraternal twins raised in the same environment
identical twins raised in different environments
siblings raised in the same environment
fraternal twins raised in different environments
identical twins raised in the same environment
Generally speaking, heritability is the extent to which
differences among people are accounted for by genes
an individual's specific traits are due to genes or the environment
differences among people are due to their environment
differences among people are due to their cultural heritage
an individual's height is related to the height of their parents
