Inheritance
Date: 04/03/2020
Name:………………………………………………………………………………
Question 1. Which of the following is not an inherited trait?
A. Blood type
B. A broken leg
C. Hair color
D. Leaf shape
Question 2. What is an inherited trait? Give an example.
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Question 3. What is an acquired trait?
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Question 4. Put an A by the organisms that reproduce for sexual reproduction and
a S by the organisms that reproduce using sexual reproduction, or B if they can
reproduce both ways.
Mouse
Bacteria
Fish
Plants
Insects
Question 5. Complete the sentences using your knowledge and the keywords below.
4
helix
23
double
molecule
nucleus
parent
DNA
characteristic
dominant
chromosome codes
deoxyribonucleic acid
pairs
Question 6. Types of traits
Natural hair color
Ear piercing
Height
The language you speak
Blood group
Weight
Eye color
Detached ear lobe
Accent
Skin color
Favorite food
Length of second toe
Question 7.
Genetic
Environmental
Both