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WorksheetsGenetics: How Traits Are Passed From Parents to Children
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is genetics the study of?
How siblings are identical
How chromosomes are created
How learned traits are developed
How traits are passed down from parents to children
What is a trait?
A genetic disorder
A type of chromosome
Something about how you look or how your body works
A learned skill
What are genes?
Large parts of the body visible to the eye
Small pieces inside the body that carry information
Containers that hold chromosomes
Tools used by doctors to study health
What do genes help decide?
Your learned traits
Your ability to ride a bike
Your favorite hobbies
Eye color, hair color, and height
Where are genes found?
In the bloodstream
In learned traits
On the surface of the skin
Inside chromosomes
How many chromosomes do humans usually have?
23
46
12
64
How many chromosomes do you inherit from each parent?
64
12
23
46
What is an inherited trait?
A trait you are born with and cannot change
A trait you learn over time
A behavior influenced by environment
A skill developed through practice
Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?
Eye color
Playing basketball
Speaking a language
Riding a bike
What is a learned trait?
A trait determined by chromosomes
A trait that cannot be changed
A trait developed through practice and experience
A trait passed down from parents
Which of the following is an example of a learned trait?
Blood type
Natural hair color
Riding a bike
Shape of your nose
Why are siblings different?
They inherit traits only from their mother
They share many genes but not all of them
They inherit traits only from their father
They share all the same genes
What is one reason siblings can look similar but also different?
They share many genes but not all of them
They have identical chromosomes
They have no inherited traits
They inherit all traits from one parent
How can genes affect health?
Genes always cause health problems
Genes can make people more likely to have certain health problems
Genes determine learned traits
Genes prevent all illnesses
Why is everyone unique?
Everyone has identical chromosomes
Everyone inherits identical traits from their parents
No two people have the exact same genes
Everyone has the exact same genes
