5th Life Science - Heredity

5th Life Science - Heredity

By Lorenia LakeMyraES

Multiple Choice

Which is an acquired trait rather than an inherited trait?

• eye color

• hair color

• skin color

• favorite color

Multiple Choice

A boy's mother has blue eyes and dimples, his father has brown eyes and no dimples, how could the boy have brown eyes and dimples?

• Because his traits were influenced by his home environment

• because he inherited traits from just one parent

• because his traits were determined by the food he eats

• because he inherited traits from both parents

Multiple Choice

The characteristics of two plants are shown in the image.

Which characteristic most likely could not be inherited by the plants offspring?

• green leaves

• 15 cm stem

• green center

• orange petals

Multiple Choice

Why do the same kinds of trees have the same shape of leaves?

• they inherit the shape of their leaves from the parent trees

• they received the same kinds of nutrients from the soil

• they grow in areas that receive the same amount of sun

• they acquire the shape of their leaves from insect eating their leaves

Multiple Choice

Which example is a trait that a dog does not inherit?

• The ability to sit on command

• the ability to swim

• body shape

• fur color

Multiple Choice

A girl has brown hair and brown eyes. She has freckles, and she speaks Spanish. Which characteristic was not inherited from the girl's parents?

• brown hair

• brown eyes

• freckles

• speaking spanish

Multiple Choice

Ariel's mother is short, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her father is tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. Ariel is medium height, with blonde hair and brown eyes. Why does Ariel look different from her parents?

• Ariel's appearance does not depend on the traits of her parents

• Ariel inherited half of her DNA from each parent and has a combination of their traits.

• ariel is a female so she inherited more DNA from her mother and looks more like her mother

• she inherited imore of her father's DNA and looks more like her father