Genetics

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Which of the following characteristics (traits) can be inherited?

• curly hair
• beautiful handwriting
• multiplying numbers
• playing a piano

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curly hair

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Why are some of Samantha's puppies brown and some white?

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The puppies inherited traits (characteristics) from both the father dog and the mother dog.

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How is it possible that Angelica can speak French fluently when her parents and grandparents only speak English?

Back

Angelica learned how to speak French.

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Which of the following traits (characteristics) would not be passed on from a tree to its offspring?

The shape of its leaves

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Roots that grow toward water

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A trunk burned by lightning

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The kind of seeds it produces

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A trunk burned by lightning

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The picture shows a pine tree and its offspring. Which characteristic (trait) of the offspring was not acquired from the parent pine tree?

• The species structures of roots, a trunk, branches, and pine needles
• The species function of producing pine cones (seeds)
• The species characteristic of growing tall with a pointy top
• The characteristic of being bent by strong wind

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The characteristic of being bent by strong wind

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What is an acquired trait?

Back

a physical feature an organism develops in its lifetime due to an experience

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Classify: A dolphin jumping out of the water to go through a hoop. Options: an inherited trait, an acquired trait, a learned behavior.

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a learned behavior

Front

Which statement best describes a learned behavior?

Back

something an organism does as a result of its environment or how it has been taught

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Which characteristic of a puppy is learned?

size

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fur color

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floppy ears

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following commands

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following commands

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Why do children usually look more like their brothers/sisters than their friends?

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Share more DNA with their siblings from their parents than with their friends.

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