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WorksheetsGenetics Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which statement most likely explains why Beth was born with black hair?
Beth’s favorite color is black.
Beth’s friends have black hair.
Beth’s parents have black hair.
Beth’s favorite singer has black hair.
Tim’s white female cat had a litter of 5 kittens. Two kittens were all white and three were gray with black stripes. Which is most likely true about the father cat?
The father cat is large.
The father cat eats out of the same bowl as the mother cat.
The father cat is also white.
The father cat has a gray or black color pattern.
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?
No fur
Long fur
Short fur
Medium length fur
Which best explains why children do not look identical to their mothers?
They inherit all of their characteristics from their fathers.
They inherit all of their characteristics from their grandparents.
They inherit some of their characteristics from their brothers and sisters.
They inherit some of their characteristics from their mother and some from their father.
Which of these is an inherited trait?
Dimples
Long Hair
Favorite color
Driving ability
Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
The color of a dog’s fur.
Color blindness of a person.
Ability of a mouse to run a maze.
A person’s ability to roll their tongue.
Which is a behavioral characteristic passed from parent to offspring in dogs?
Fetching a stick
Rolling over
Barking
Sitting on command
James and his father are both great athletes. Which characteristic did James most likely learn from his father?
Height and weight
Fast swimming stroke
Large feet and hands
Muscular body structure
Which is true about parents and their offspring? Read the answer choices carefully.
Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in offspring being identical to parents.
Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in parents teaching offspring how to look and act.
Most characteristics are chosen by offspring and not passed on by parents.
Some characteristics are inherited and others are learned and not passed on by parents.
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 inherited?
his height
his scar on his right cheek
his intelligence
his ability to play the drums
