Inheritance Quiz

Westin can roller skate.

• inherited
• not inherited

Joey can roll his tongue.

• inherited
• not inherited

My dog has blue eyes.

• inherited
• not inherited

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Lyza is a great reader.

• inherited
• not inherited

Jeffrey has lots of freckles.

• inherited
• not inherited

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Tristen has a dog that loves to go outside. Every morning the dog wakes him up to go for a walk outside. The dog waking up Tristen is an example of:

• an inherited behavior, because all dogs know that humans take them for walks.
• a learned behavior, because the dog learned he gets to go outside when he wakes up Tristen in the morning.

Which trait can you get passed down from your parents?

• natural color of hair
• length of hair
• scar on hand

• sunburn

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Shelby has a fluffy dog. She taught the dog to catch a frisbee. She also taught the dog to beg. The dog has a long snout and big ears. Which traits are inherited?

• fluffy
• catching a frisbee
• begging
• long snout
• big ears

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Shelby has a fluffy dog. She taught the dog to catch a frisbee. She also taught the dog to beg. The dog has a long snout and big ears. Which traits are learned?

• fluffy
• catching a frisbee
• begging
• long snout
• big ears

Sachi said she got many traits from her mom. She said she inherited her mom's long hair, brown eyes, long fingers and toes, and freckles. Which trait could Sachi NOT have inherited from her mom?

• brown eyes

• long fingers and toes
• long hair
• freckles

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2