WorksheetsHeredity.
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why does an organism look different from its parents?
The organism inherits half of its characteristics from the male parent and half from the female parent
The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the female parent
The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the male parent
The organism develops its own set of characteristics after it is born.
Rick's rabbit gives birth to 5 babies. Two of the babies have a short, black fur coat like the mother. The other three babies have long, brown fur coats. Which is the most likely description of the father's fur coat?
long, black coat
long, brown coat
short, black coat
short, brown coat
Edna is expecting a baby in three weeks. She thinks her baby will probably have brown hair. Which best explains why Edna thinks this?
Edna has brown hair
Edna loves brown hair
Edna's other child has brown hair
Edna knows all babies are born with brown hair
Lucas and his sisters can roll their tongues and play the piano. His mother and his brother cannot roll their tongues nor play the piano. What can most likely be concluded about Lucas's father?
His father can roll his tongue
His father can play the piano
His father can roll his tongue and play the piano
His father cannot roll his tongue or play the piano.
April is a fifth grade girl. She has a short brown hair and brown eyes. She also loves to read and play volleyball. Based on these characteristics, which can most likely be concluded about April's parents?
April's parents are athletic
April's parents own a lot of books
One of April's parents has short hair
One of April's parents has brown hair
John observes two frogs sitting on a log in the forest. Both frogs are green with black dots on their backs. Which most likely explains why the two frogs have similar appearances?
The frogs eat the same food
The frogs live in the same habitat
The frogs are sitting on the same log
The frogs are members of the same population
What characteristic is inherited by only some members of its species?
gills on a fish
wings on a bird
spots on a horse
trunk on an elephant
How are similarities passed from parent to offspring?
through blood
through genes
through touch
through learning
Which is a learned characteristic?
dimples
eye color
hair color
reading music
Jane wants to become a model like her mother. Which is a learned characteristic that could help her with modeling?
height
curly hair
blue eyes
good posture
Which characteristic is learned?
height
freckles
hair color
athletic skill
Which is a characteristic a child will inherit from its parents?
favorite music
ability to read
natural hair color
ability to ride a bicycle
Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?
a person swimming
a bird with feathers
a dog obeying commands
a person speaking Spanish
A young couple is having a baby. Which best describes an inherited trait the baby may have?
The baby will live in the same house as its parents
The baby will grow up to love pizza like its mother
The baby may have the same eye color as the father
The baby may grow to have a fear of height like its parents
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
predators to prey
water to rain
parents to offspring
offspring to parents
If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.
ratio
trait
probability
ability
True or False:
We get 1/2 of our genes from our mother and 1/2 of our genes from our father
True
False
Which of these parents will produce an offspring that does NOT look like its parents?
Which human trait is MOST likely inherited from a parent?
learning to ride a bike
holding a spoon
reading a book
height
