WorksheetsHeredity Acook
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What trait might Juan have inherited from his parents?
a)
Scar on cheek
b)
Blue eyes
c)
Ability to play basketball
d)
Enjoying cooking
2.
Similarities are passed from parents to offspring through ___________
a)
Touch
b)
Genes
c)
Blood
d)
Learning
3.
What characteristic do all dogs share?
a)
They like swimming
b)
They play fetch
c)
They have fur
d)
They can do tricks
4.
What trait did an oak tree likely inherit from its parent?
a)
Broken branch
b)
Scar in bark
c)
Hollow in the trunk
d)
Leaf shape
5.
A blue bird is sitting on a nest of eggs. What reason explains why her baby birds will likely be blue?
a)
She wants the babies to be blue
b)
All baby birds are blue
c)
The mother bird is blue
d)
The father bird is red
6.
Why do most animals look similar to the parents?
a)
Traits are learned from parents.
b)
Traits are adapted to the environment.
c)
Traits are inherited from their parents.
d)
They do not look similar to their parents.
7.
Why might Nigel have curly black hair like his mother, but not be able to cook as well as her?
a)
Hair color is an inherited trait, but cooking is an acquired trait.
b)
Hair color is an acquired trait, but cooking is an inherited trait.
c)
Nigel chose to have black hair but not to learn to cook.
d)
Nigel will eventually be just as good a cook as his mother; he hasn't grown into it.
8.
Which is an example of an inherited trait?
a)
A person speaking Russian.
b)
A dog doing new tricks.
c)
A bird having feathers.
d)
A person learning to swim.
9.
Which has the greatest effect on the color of a kitten's fur?
a)
Diet
b)
Health
c)
Parents
d)
Environment
10.
Which is an example of an acquired trait?
a)
Dimples
b)
Left handedness
c)
Writing
d)
Tongue rolling
11.
Which trait would a parent not pass on to their child?
a)
Blue eyes
b)
Red hair
c)
Skin color
d)
Scars
12.
Where do your parents get their traits from?
a)
Each other
b)
Their children
c)
Your grandparents
d)
They do not have traits
13.
What is stored in the chromosomes?
a)
The instructions for all of your traits
b)
Only the instructions for the traits from your mother.
c)
Only the instructions from your father
d)
Nothing chromosomes are a fancy car part
14.
Which characteristic is NOT inherited?
a)
Hairline (straight or widow's peak)
b)
Spoken language (English, Spanish, etc...)
c)
Earlobes (attached or detached)
d)
Hair type (straight or curly)
15.
What are personal characteristics called that have been passed on to offspring from parents, such as dimples or eye color?
a)
recessive traits
b)
genetics
c)
inherited traits
d)
gene
16.
Inherited traits can include cleft chin, freckles and color blindness.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
A bear looks for food in the trash.
b)
A human baby cries.
c)
A tiger cares for its young
d)
A blue jay eats seeds.
18.
A boy and his father each have a small scar on one arm. Which best describes the boy's scar?
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait
c)
acquired trait
d)
inherited behavior
19.
What are personal characteristics called that have been passed on to offspring from parents, such as dimples or eye color?
a)
recessive traits
b)
genetics
c)
inherited traits
d)
gene
20.
What is the study of heredity called?
a)
Genes
b)
Genetics
c)
Unique
d)
Inherited traits
21.
What type of trait is more common?
a)
Parental trait
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Recessive
d)
Dominant
22.
Inherited traits can include cleft chin, freckles and color blindness.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
If one parent has blue eyes and one parent has green eyes, the offspring will definitely have blue eyes.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What tool can you use to help figure out the probability of a trait being dominant or recessive?
a)
Four Square
b)
Punnett Square
c)
Puzzle Square
d)
Circle Square
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