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Heredity 6

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Quality or feature that is present in something

(a)  

2.

Process in which parents pass on characteristics to their young.

(a)  

3.

Observable means

a)

features from parents

b)

can be seen

c)

quality that is present in something

d)

information

4.

Genetic information is information passed on _____________ during reproduction.

a)

from young to parents

b)

from parents to young

c)

from parents to grandparents

d)

from baby to mother

5.

Like animals, plants pass on come characteristics to their young.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

6.

Which of these are characteristics that the young does not inherit from their parents?

a)

height

b)

Type of eyelid

c)

hair type

d)

handwriting style

7.

Which of these are characteristics that the young does not inherit from their animal parents?

a)

skills

b)

Type of eyelid

c)

skin texture

d)

eye colour

8.
In what way will a puppy always be like its parents?
a)
Be the same color
b)
Learn the same things
c)
Have the same body structures
d)
Live in the same places
9.
Which trait could be influenced by the environment?
a)
Fur color changes with seasons
b)
Fur color changes as you get older
c)
Height is affected by what you eat
d)
You can stretch to grow taller
10.
What is NOT an inherited trait of humans?
a)
Favorite type of music
b)
Freckles
c)
Hair color
d)
Height
11.
What is a trait that is passed from parents to offspring before the offspring is born?
a)
Learned behavior
b)
Acquired trait
c)
Inherited trait
d)
Offspring
12.
Which of these did you inherit from you parents?
a)
Your ability to read
b)
Your natural hair color
c)
The language you speak
d)
Whether you have a suntan
13.
A student was trying to discover some things her hamster had learned.  Which of these is a learned trait?
a)
Being more active during the night than during the day
b)
Going to the food dish when the cage door is opened
c)
Burring down in the wood shavings in the cage
d)
Eating seeds, fruit, and vegetables for food
14.
Which of these parents will produce an offspring that WILL resemble its parents when it is young?
a)
Mosquito
b)
Fly
c)
Horse
d)
Butterfly
15.

The ability to play chess is BEST described as a

a)

genetic trait.

b)

learned behavior.

c)

DNA behavior.

d)

result of protein production.

16.

Why is heredity important?

a)

It keeps organisms in their species.

b)

It makes the DNA inside cells similar.

c)

It passes traits from parents to offspring.

d)

It create cell walls.

17.

___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.

a)

dominant traits

b)

recessive traits

c)

phenotype

d)

genetics

18.

George has blonde hair. This is an example of an ________

a)

Acquired trait

b)

Inherited trait

19.

Janet is a fast runner. This is an example of an _______

a)

Inherited trait

b)

Acquired trait

20.
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. 
21.
Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?
a)
freckles
b)
hair style
c)
eye color
d)
dimples
22.
Mark is asked to write a brief description of himself for the school paper. Which characteristic mentioned in his description has Mark most likely inherited from his parents?
a)
height
b)
favorite food
c)
interest in sports
d)
ability to speak a foreign language
23.
Characteristics can also be called
a)
heredity
b)
traits
c)
gene 
d)
alleles
24.
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
25.

Riding a bike

a)

inherited trait

b)

acquired trait

26.
In what way will a puppy always be like its parents?
a)
Be the same color
b)
Learn the same things
c)
Have the same body structures
d)
Live in the same places
27.
What is NOT an inherited trait of humans?
a)
Favorite type of music
b)
Freckles
c)
Hair color
d)
Height
28.
Which of these is an acquired trait?
a)
Having blue eyes
b)
Pierced ears
c)
The ability for a baby to cry
d)
Freckles
29.
Which of these did you inherit from you parents?
a)
Your ability to read
b)
Your natural hair color
c)
The language you speak
d)
Whether you have a suntan
30.

Janet is a fast runner. This is an example of an _______

a)

Inherited trait

b)

Acquired trait

31.

George has blonde hair. This is an example of an ________

a)

Acquired trait

b)

Inherited trait

32.

If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

a)

ratio

b)

trait

c)

probability

d)

ability

33.

True or False:

We get 1/2 of our genes from our mother and 1/2 of our genes from our father

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Why does a giraffe have a long neck?

a)

To reach leaves

b)

To fight barnie

c)

So they can see airplanes.

d)

Because it's to cold.

35.

Which is most likely a learned characteristic of the lion?

a)

running fast

b)

sharp claws

c)

ability to hunt

d)

running fast

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