Vocabulary
Examples
Questions
100
What is a trait?
A trait is a characteristic or feature passed on to us from our parents.
100
If your mother has blue eyes and your father has brown eyes, what is one possible eye color you will receive?
Blue or brown.
100
Which is considered a more dominant trait:
Left-handed or Right-handed?
Right-handed.
200
What is an allele?
A piece of inherited material that helps determine a trait.
200
A father has curly hair and a mother has curly hair. What type of hair would the baby have?
Curly.
200
Which is a more recessive trait:
Dark hair or light hair?
Light hair.
300
What is a dominant trait?
A dominant trait is a characteristic that appears more often (stronger).
300
Why do puppies of the same litter not always look the same?
Because there are different combinations of traits being passed on to the puppies.
300
If there are 24 students in the class and 15 students have straight hair and 9 have curly hair, what is the fractions of students who have straight hair?
15/24.
400
What is a recessive trait?
A recessive trait is a characteristic that appears less often (weaker).
400
What are some traits the giraffe received?
Long neck, spots, long legs, etc.
400
Are animal's traits determined by their parents like it is for humans?
Yes.
500
What is heredity?
The passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring.
500
What are some possible traits the baby might have?
Blonde or brown hair, small nose or larger nose, blue eyes, etc.
500
BONUS!
Could plants have traits inherited from their parents?
Yes.