GENETICS & HEREDITY CONCEPT QUESTIONS

GENETICS & HEREDITY CONCEPT QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice

1. At a family reunion, Alice notices a common inherited characteristic among the people there. Which is most likely the trait that Alice notices?

• A. Most people have brown hair.

• B. Most people wear tennis shoes.

• C. Most people live in the same state.

• D. Most people speak the same language.

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2. Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?

• scar

• weight

• eye color

• personality

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3. Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?

• A. love of music

• B. fear of spiders

• C. ability to hit a ball

• D. presence of dimples

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4. Mark is tall and a good basketball player. He has a good attitude, practices basketball all year, and listens to his coaches. Which characteristic has he most likely inherited?

• A. his height

• B. his attitude

• C. his willingness to listen

• D. his willingness to practice

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5. Nancy is the only person in her family who cannot swim. Which best explains why she is different?

• A. The ability to swim is transferable from one person to another.

• B. The ability to swim is based on height and weight.

• C. The ability to swim is inherited.

• D. The ability to swim is learned.

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6. Which is a characteristic offspring inherit from parents?

• A. blood type

• B. intelligence

• C. personality

• D. weight

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7. Wesley practices hitting and throwing daily to prepare for baseball try-outs. Why is he most likely disappointed to learn the coach is only taking the tallest and fastest players?

• A. He cannot learn to throw farther.

• B. He cannot learn to hit harder.

• C. He cannot learn to run faster.

• D. He cannot learn to be taller.

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8. Which best describes an inherited trait?

• A. a characteristic one chooses to express

• B. a characteristic one receives from the food they eat

• C. a characteristic that is passed on from one’s parents

• D. a characteristic that is influenced by one’s surroundings

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9. Bob is a tall, slender young man with red hair and blue eyes. Which couple would most likely be Bob’s parents?

• A. a slender, red-haired father and a tall, blue-eyed mother

• B. a tall green-eyed father with long brown hair and a short, brown-haired mother

• C. a short, green-eyed, black-haired father and a tall, brown haired, brown-eyed mother

• D. a short, plump brown-haired father with freckles and a short, blue-eyed red-haired mother

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10. Which is an example of an inherited characteristic in dogs?

• A. coming when called

• B. walking on four legs

• C. waiting to eat on command

• D. barking when asked to speak