Introduction to Heredity
Explore the basics of heredity, learning how traits are passed from parents to children.
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Introduction to Heredity
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What is a 'trait'?
Something you learn to do
A special characteristic you have
A type of food
A place you visit
2. Which of these is an example of a physical trait?
Being good at math
Having brown eyes
Liking to read books
Playing the piano
3. Heredity is how are passed from parents to their children.
4. We get our traits from our .
5. All children look exactly like their parents.
True
False
6. You can inherit traits like hair color and eye color.
True
False
7. Name two traits you have that are similar to one of your parents.
8. Name one trait you have that is different from your parents.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. The study of how are passed on is called .
10. We get our unique characteristics from our , and then pass some of them on to our own .
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