25/26 Inherited Traits A

Ellie has blue eyes, just like her mother. What is this an example of?

• A trait handed down to you by your family.

• A trait you developed because of the environment.

• A trait handed to you from your friends.

• A trait you developed as an adult.

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Carter, Kenia, and Teagan are talking about the traits they got from their parents. Select ALL the traits that are inherited from parents.

• Eye Color

• Hair Color

• Skin Color

• Like sour food

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James learned to drive a car after taking lessons, while his nose shape and earlobes were determined by his parents' genes. Which of these is an acquired trait instead of inherited?

• Nose shape

• Attached earlobes

• Driving a car

• Webbed feet

Sammy has brown eyes, but both of her parents, Landen and Ava, have blue eyes. What does this tell us about the trait for blue eyes?

• a trait that hides another

• a trait that is hidden

• a trait that you can lose

• a trait that you acquire

Avery and James both have brown eyes, which is a dominant trait, while Delilah has blue eyes, which is a recessive trait. What does it mean for brown eyes to be a dominant trait?

• a trait that hides another

• a trait that is hidden

• a trait that you can lose

• a trait that you acquire

Delilah has blue eyes like her mother, but she learned to play the piano by practicing every day. What is the difference between Delilah's blue eyes and her ability to play the piano?

• Inherited traits you get from your parents and an acquired trait you learn

• Inherited traits you learn and an acquired trait you get from your parent

• There is no difference

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Daleyza and Mollie are organizing a biology project and need to arrange the following items from SMALLEST to LARGEST. What is the correct order?

• gene, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell

• cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene

• gene, chromosome, DNA, nucleus, cell

• gene, DNA, nucleus, chromosome, cell

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Mollie has blue eyes just like her mother. What is this an example of?

• The transfer of traits from one generation to another generation

• A trait that gets hidden

• A trait that hides another

• A learned trait

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Delilah and Jayce are preparing for their biology exam together. While reviewing human genetics, they discuss: How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

• 12 pairs

• 23 pairs

• 46 pairs

• 10 pairs

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Blake and his siblings all have brown hair, just like their parents. Which of these cell components are most involved in determining the hair color of each sibling?

• Gene, Chromosome, Nucleus

• Cytoplasm, Chloroplasts,Genes

• Vacuoles, Nucleus, Chromosomes

• Chromosomes, Chloroplasts, Vacuoles

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