What Is Heredity

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey

• water to rain

• parents to offspring

• offspring to parents

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If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

• ratio

• trait

• probability

• ability

We get 1/2 of our genes from our mother and 1/2 of our genes from our father

• True

• False

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In what way will a puppy always be like its parents?

• Be the same color

• Learn the same things

• Have the same body structures

• Live in the same places

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George has blonde hair. This is an example of an ________

• Acquired trait

• Inherited trait

Each organism has 2 alleles for a particular trait. Where do these two alleles come from?

• One from each parent

• Both from one parent

• Alleles do not come from parents

• The kidney

A diagram that highlights the traits of biological family members is called a _______________.

• Punnett Square

• Karyotype

• Pedigree

• Pie Chart

An organism’s genetic makeup is a _________________.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Has 2 of the same alleles is __________________.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

What is the basic unit of heredity?

• Gene

• Cell

• Chromosome

• Nucleus