Inherited Traits and Behaviors

What tool can you use to help figure out the probability of a trait being dominant or recessive?

• Four Square

• Punnett Square

• Puzzle Square

• Circle Square

A genetic trait in which two copies are needed for that trait to be expressed.

• dominant

• recessive

• allele

• gene

What type of trait is more common?

• Parental trait

• Inherited trait

• Recessive

• Dominant

Gregor Mendel is often called _____________________.

• the father of genetics

• the father of DNA

• the king of peas

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A group of science students created a chart to show what they knew about inherited traits and learned behaviors in children. Which of these is an inherited trait the students could put in that column of the chart?

• Cooking a meal

• Speaking English

• Crying when hurt

• Using a pencil

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is an instinctive behavior that an animal could inherit from its parents?

• A raccoon taking lids off of trash cans to find food

• A dog barking loudly when the doorbell rings

• A seal balancing a ball on the end of its nose

• A bee flying from flower to flower to get nectar

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NGSS.3-LS3-1

All of the following can be inherited by the offspring of an apple tree EXCEPT–

• shape of leaves

• broken branches

• type of fruit

• flower color

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of these is an inherited trait in human beings?

• Playing soccer

• Having blue eyes

• Being able to read

• Speaking Spanish

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A student drew a picture of their pet parrot and listed its traits. Which of the parrot’s traits is learned?

• It has brightly colored feathers.

• It eats seeds and drinks water.

• It repeats words after me.

• It has wings and can fly.

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NGSS.3-LS3-2

Chimpanzees are born with some inherited traits but learn others as they move around in their environment. Which of the following traits could a chimpanzee learn during its lifetime?

• Living in large groups with other chimps

• Walking quickly on both arms and legs

• Using a stick to dig ants out of the ground

• Sleeping at night and hunting during the day

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NGSS.4-LS1-2