LS.5.3 Genetics Flashcardizz

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Bob is a tall young man with red hair and blue eyes. Which couple would most likely be Bob’s parents? a red-haired father with brown eyes, and a tall, blue-eyed mother, a tall green-eyed father with long brown hair and a short, brown-haired mother, a short, green-eyed, black-haired father and a tall, brown-haired, brown-eyed mother, a short, brown-haired father with freckles and a short, blue-eyed red-haired mother

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a red-haired father with brown eyes, and a tall, blue-eyed mother

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Which is true about parents and their offspring?

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Some characteristics are learned and not passed from parent to offspring.

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A deer inherits some of its features from its parents. Other features come from its environment. Which feature would a deer most likely not acquire from the environment?

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brown eyes

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Which best explains why the offspring of giraffes generally look similar to their parents?

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Giraffe parents pass on characteristics to their offspring.

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Which of the following best describes heredity?

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passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

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The carrier of genetic information inside microscopic cells that are passed from parents to offspring

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DNA

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring

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trait

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________ traits, which include features and behaviors (like instincts), are those passed from parent to

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inherited

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In plants and animals, offspring show many traits of their ____________.

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parents

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Which trait is not inherited? Options: eye color, height, blood type, language

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language