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Which characteristic would a child NOT inherit from one or both of its

parents?

• freckles

• hair style

• eye color

• dimples

Which best explains why children resemble their parents?

• They eat the same foods.

• They have similar DNA.

• They speak the same language.

• They have the same interests.

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Why do dogs have most of the characteristics of their parents?

• They inherit them from their parents.

• They live in the same habitats as their parents.

• They learn them by observing their parents.

• They eat the same foods as their parents.

A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and

the father cat. Which best explains this situation?

• The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as

  they grow.

• The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some

  from their father.

• The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when

  they are first born.

• The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.

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If a 6’5” tall father and a 5’11” tall mother have a child, which is the

most likely possibility for the height of the child?

• 5’1”

• 5’6”

• 5’11”

• 6’11”

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Ray will soon have a baby sister. The picture represents Ray and

his parents. Which will most likely be 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.

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Kristy and Alison are sisters, but they do not look alike. Which best

explains this?

• They chose to express characteristics that are different from one

  another.

• Kristy inherited all her characteristics from their father and Alison

  inherited all her characteristics from their mother.

• They both inherited characteristics from each of their parents, but

  chose to express only some of the characteristics.

• They both inherited characteristics from each of their parents, but the

  characteristics are expressed in different ways.

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A mother dog has a litter of puppies. She and the puppies are pictured in the image. Which is most likely true about the father dog?

• The father dog is darker in color than the mother dog.

• The father dog is lighter in color than the mother dog.

• The father dog has big spots.

Patricia has curly brown hair, brown eyes and fair skin. According to the

information in the chart, who is most likely her mother?

• Lily

• Janet

• Victoria

The table provides a list of characteristics used to describe Tom and his dad. Which most likely explains why they are different?

• Tom does not want to be just like his dad.

• Tom inherited his eyelashes from his mother.

• Tom and his dad both learned to write with their right hand.

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