Heredity Review

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Science
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5th Grade
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Allison Hardin
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is an inherited behavior?
A dog obeys a command from a trainer.
A bird builds a nest in order to lay its eggs.
A hamster runs through a maze to get to the food at the other end.
A cat goes to the food bowl when its owner walks into the kitchen.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is a trait a human most directly inherits from its parents?
eye color
musical taste
career choice
interest in reading
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is most likely the offspring of this shark?
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ray will soon have a baby sister. The picture represents Ray and his parents.
Which is most likely true about the color of the new baby’s hair?
It will be dark, because the baby will inherit only Ray’s
characteristics.
It will be dark, because the baby will inherit only the father’s
characteristics.
It will be light, because the baby will inherit only the mother’s
characteristics.
It could be light or dark, because the baby will inherit characteristics from both parents.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lucas and his sisters can roll their tongues and play the piano. His mother and his brother cannot roll their tongues nor play the piano. What is most likely true about Lucas’s father?
His father can roll his tongue.
His father can play the piano.
His father can roll his tongue and play the piano.
His father cannot roll his tongue nor play the piano.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which human trait is most likely inherited from a parent?
learning to ride a bike
holding a spoon
reading a book
height
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What determines if twins are identical?
their genes
their behavior
their environment
their personalities
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
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