WorksheetsHeredity Test (Week 12/13)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an acquired trait rather than an inherited trait?
a)
Eye color
b)
Skin Color
c)
Hair color
d)
Unnatural hair color (ex. pink, blue)
2.
A mother rabbit has a litter. One of the babies is born with one long ear and one short ear. What most likely caused this one rabbit to be born with one short ear?
a)
The mother rabbit became sick before she gave birth.
b)
The mother rabbit had previously lost an ear in an accident.
c)
A mutation occurred during the development of this one rabbit.
d)
This one rabbit received less nutrition than the other rabbits before it was born.
3.
Which is an example of a trait that is inherited?
a)
dimples
b)
intelligence
c)
weight
d)
favorite ice cream
4.
Which of these traits is most influenced by a person’s environment?
a)
ability to roll their tougue
b)
blood type
c)
weight
d)
eye color
5.
Which is most likely the reason parents and their children have similar physical traits?
a)
They live in the same home.
b)
They have similar genetic structures.
c)
They are born in similar environments.
d)
They have similar blood types.
6.
Which is a physical trait children most likely inherit from their parents?
a)
language spoken
b)
food preference
c)
freckles
d)
Fight or flight
7.
Some people have a “hitchhiker’s” thumb that allows them to bend their thumbs more than other people. How do these people most likely get this trait?
a)
They learn it from friends.
b)
They inherit it from their parents.
c)
They get it as a result of an illness.
d)
They get it as a result of their jobs.
8.
Which is an example of an acquired trait?
a)
shape of face
b)
hair color
c)
scar
d)
tongue rolling
9.
Which characteristic most likely could not be inherited by the offspring?
a)
Green leaves
b)
25 cm stem
c)
Yellow center
d)
Red petals
10.
Why do offspring resemble their parents?
Resemble = looks like
"Offspring resemble their parents because..."
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11.
What is the difference between inherited traits and acquired traits?
"An inherited trait is characteristic that..... While an acquired trait is a characteristic that..."
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