Genetics and Heredity

A baby duck is guaranteed to inherit which trait from it’s parents?

• size
• weight
• sight
• webbed feet

Who must have a way to transfer inherited traits to their offspring?

• cousins
• aunts
• parents
• sisters

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Which of the following is not an inherited trait in humans?

• color of eyes
• length of hair
• color of skin
• ability to roll tongue

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Some traits are not inherited because most plant organisms _________ and change throughout their life to survive.

• become extinct
• move to another environment
• adapt to the environment
• decompose

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

• parents
• niche
• community
• prey

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What must be transferred from parents to their offspring for the species to continue?

• shelter
• food
• learned traits
• inherited traits

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

• learned
• inherited
• structured
• controlled

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Two boys are twins, one has green eyes and the other has dark brown eyes.  Both parents have dark brown eyes.  What caused the difference in eye color? 

• the mother
• the father
• dominant genes
• recessive genes

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If a beagle dog and a pug dog have offspring, what will the offspring look like? 

• just a beagle
• just a pug
• a combination of both
• a poodle

 Why are some traits not inherited?  

•  an offspring needs to be similar to its parents
• organisms adapt to the environment and change throughout life to survive
• parents assist their offspring by passing down traits to their offspring 
• organisms look like other organisms in the same species

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