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Which of the following best explains why children usually look more like their siblings (brothers and sisters) than their friends?

• They eat more of the same foods and drinks as their siblings.

• They spend more time together over the years with their siblings.

• They share many of the same genes from their parents with their siblings.

• They share more of the same environmental influences with their siblings.

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A deer inherits some of its features from its parents. Other features come from its

environment. Which feature would a deer MOST likely inherit from its parents?

• a long scar

• brown eyes

• missing teeth

• a broken antler

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By artificial selection, certain traits have been selected to be passed on to the offspring in certain tomato plants. Which traits have been strongly influenced by genetics in these tomato plants?

• length of the vines

• depth of the plant roots

• direction the plant grows

• color and shape of the fruit

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The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT

• long hair.

• blue eyes.

• long eyelashes.

• small dimples.

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Which human trait is MOST likely inherited from a parent?

• learning to ride a bike

• holding a spoon

• reading a book

• height

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What determines if twins are identical?

• their genes

• their behavior

• their environment

• their personalities

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Refer to the diagram to answer the question that follows.

The mother and kitten look like each other because

• the kitten responded to stimuli around her the same way the mother did.

• the kitten is growing up in the same environment as the mother.

• the mother passed on many of her traits to the kitten.

• the mother trained the kitten to have her traits.

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Hereditary information is transmitted from parents to offspring through

• cell division.

• genes.

• germination.

• metamorphosis.

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In plants, what is responsible for passing traits from one generation to the next?

• chloroplasts

• photosynthesis

• roots

• genes

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Juan took notes about three plants in his yard. He made this table for his notes.

Which two plants MOST likely have the same parents?

• Plant A and Plant B

• Plant A and Plant C

• Plant B and Plant C

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