Inheritance of Traits Review

In mice, the factor for black fur is dominant. (B). The factor for brown fur is recessive (b). Use the punnet square to predict the fraction of offspring that will be black.

• All of the offspring will be black because they have a dominant factor

• Half will be because there are 2 chances for brown fur and 2 chances for black fur.

• One will be brown because the black fur is a dominant trait that means it is more likely to be black.

• Most will be brown.

Animals are born with (a)   , or characteristics that were passed down from their parents. These charactersitsics can be physical but they can also be ​ (b)   . The Austrian monk, ​ (c)   did a series of experiments in pea plants that shed light on how traits were inherited. He did this by observing the traits of the parent plants and then he ​ (d)   traits that appeared in the controlled offspring. He learned that there were two kinds of traits in many inherited characteristics: dominant traits and ​ (e)   traits.

• inherited traits

• behavioral

• Gregor Mendel

• observed

• recessive

Use the hints to unscramble the words below:

Characteristic passed down from parents to offspring

hneiidter sritta

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Hint: Tiny part of a chromosome that codes for just one trait

Unscramble this word:

nege

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Having dark hair like dad is an example of what kind of trait?

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

Living things (a)   traits from their parents.

• inherit

• give

• observe

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What color flowers would the parents of this pink flower have?

• Both parents have white flowers

• Both parents have red flowers

• One parent has white flowers and one has red flowers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

characteristics passed down from your parents to you are called ​ (a)   traits

• inherited

• genetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Traits that are passed from parents to offspring.

• Acquired

• Inherited

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

True or False: Traits can skip a generation.

• True

• False