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Science Week 21 Inheriting Traits

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of dog is Ada?

a)

Dutch shephred

b)

vizsla

c)

golden retriever

2.

Where did Ada's ancestors live?

a)

Central Africa

b)

Central Asia

c)

Central Europe

3.

Which animal is an ancestor to dogs?

a)

hyena

b)

fox

c)

wolf

4.

Which trait does Ada NOT have?

a)

floppy ears

b)

running fast

c)

good at finding

5.

What is the term for a chacteristic of an organism?

a)

ancestor

b)

DNA

c)

trait

6.

Where do traits come from?

a)

parents

b)

friends

c)

children

7.

What are genes

a)

a pair of pants

b)

a set of instructions

c)

parents of offspring

8.

Where can genes be found?

a)

in PBS

b)

in ATP

c)

on DNA

9.

Where do offspring get their genes?

a)

each parent passes on half their genes

b)

they make their own genes

c)

one parent passes on all the genes

10.

How many dog breeds exist?

a)

millions

b)

thousands

c)

hundreds

11.

What is variation?

a)

how genes are passed to offspring

b)

how many ancestors dogs have

c)

differences between individuals

12.

Where did human beings start breeding dogs for a specific purpose?

a)

Egypt

b)

America

c)

England

13.

What animal did the Chinese want their dog to look like?

a)

giraffes

b)

lions

c)

zebras

14.

When did humans start breeding for dog shows?

a)

1600's

b)

1900's

c)

1800's