Science Article: Inherited Traits

What is the study of how traits are passed down from parents to their offspring called?

• Genetics

• Biology

• Anatomy

• Ecology

What are genes made up of?

• DNA

• Proteins

• Cells

• Chromosomes

If a person has one dominant allele for a trait, what will be the expression of that trait?

• The dominant trait will be expressed

• The recessive trait will be expressed

• Both traits will be expressed equally

• Neither trait will be expressed

What is required for a recessive trait to be visible in a person?

• Two copies of the recessive allele

• One copy of the recessive allele

• One dominant and one recessive allele

• Two copies of the dominant allele

Which of the following is NOT solely determined by genetics?

• Height potential

• Eye color

• Blood type

• Ability to roll your tongue

What role does the environment play in shaping who we are?

• It interacts with our genes to influence traits

• It has no role in determining traits

• It only affects physical traits

• It only affects personality traits

Why might a person with genes for tallness not reach their full height potential?

• Lack of nutrition

• Lack of exercise

• Genetic mutation

• Environmental pollution