Hereditary Traits

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Emily has brown hair. Which is most likely a true statement about Emily?

• Emily’s favorite color is brown.
• Emily has a parent with brown hair.
• Emily’s older brother has brown hair. 

Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?

• freckles
• hair style
• eye color
• dimples

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?

• fur color and pattern
• obedience to commands
• food brand preferences
• affection for a specific home

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?

• Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.
• Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.
• Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.
• Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a dominant allele?

• A trait that is always shown (capital letter)
• A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)
• Alleles that are the same
• Alleles that are different

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the only Genotype that shows the RECESSIVE Phenotype?

• GG
• Gg
• gg

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Dominant or recessive?
tt

• Dominant 
• Recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Dominant or recessive?
Dd

• Dominant
• recessive
• neither
• homozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

aa always shows up as

• dominant
• recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1