Genetics and Heredity
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- Q1A student starts kindergarten. Which trait will the student most likely acquire with help from teachers?ability to have red hairability to have dimplesability to have blue eyesability to read30s
- Q2Which is an example of a learned behavior?a sea otter beaks open a shell with a rocka cat is able to see in the darka newly hatched butterfly uses its wings to flya bird uses its beak to crack open a nut30s
- Q3A student compares personal traits to a parent and creates a table of shared traits 1. play basketball 2. have attached earlobes 3. speak two languages 4. read books Which trait is inherited?speak two languageshave attached earlobesread booksplay basketball30s
- Q4A baby panda has the same black and white markings in his fur as his mother. Why are the markings the same?the baby inherited genes from his motherthe baby acquired genes from the environmentthe baby lives in the same environmentthe baby eats black and white food30s
- Q5Which characteristic is most likely learned from a parent?attached earlobeseating with a forkcheek dimplesgreen eyes30s
- Q6A students writes about a giraffe and its offspring. Which statement explains why the offsprings neck is like its parents?the offspring inherited the long neck from its parentsthe parent and offspring both have a small headthe offspring learned about the long neck traitthe parent and offspring both have the same colored spots30s
- Q7A student observes a cat that has a scar on its left paw. The litter of kittens she gives birth to do not have a scar on their paw. Which statement best explains the observation?The kittens will have scars when they grown up because scars are passed down to their offspringScars are not passed down to new generations of offspringOlder cats require time to heal scarsThe kittens will never be able to have scars since they are not passed down30s
- Q8Which trait would be considered a learned trait of a giraffe?long tongueeats leaveskicks predatorshas a black tongue30s
- Q9A student listed examples of traits that are transmitted from parents to their offspring. 1. bent branch of a tree 2. hunting hunting animals for food 3. color of the petals of a flower 4. thick fur to protect from extreme cold Which examples are inherited?2 and 33 and 41 and 41 and 330s
- Q10Which characteristic can a child inherit from his or her parents?brown eyesability to swimlong hairlong nails30s
- Q11A girl participated in a ice skating competition and won. What is the likely reason the girl won the competition?the girl inherited ice skating from her fatherthe girl watched ice skating on tvthe girl practiced ice skating regularlythe girl inherited ice skating from her mother30s