20 questions
A mother rabbit has a litter. One of the babies is born with one long ear and one short ear. What most likely caused this one rabbit to be born with one short ear?
The mother rabbit had preciously lost an ear in an accident
The mother rabbit became sick before she gave birth
A mutation occurred during the development of this one rabbit
This one rabbit received less nutrition than the other rabbits before it was born
Which is an example of a trait that is inherited?
dimples
intelligence
weight
favorite color
Which of these traits is most influenced by a person's environment?
ability to roll the tongue
blood type
weight
color
Which is most likely the reason parents and their children have similar physical traits?
They live in the same home
They have similar genetic structures
They are born in similar environments
They have similar blood types
Which is a trait children most likely inherit from their parents?
favorite color
food preference
freckles
weight
Which characteristics is the best example of an inherited trait?
short hair
eye color
pierced ears
long fingernails
Which is an examples of a noninherited trait?
shape of face
hair color
food preference
tongue rolling
Kara’s three sisters have black hair just like their mother. Which most likely explains why Kara has brown hair?
Kara’s father has brown hair.
Kara is older than her sisters.
Kara is younger than her sisters.
Kara's mother prefers brown hair.
Steve’s class is visiting the zoo. He observes that the stripe patterns of two zebras are very different. Which most likely explains why the zebras have different stripe patterns?
The zebras eat different types of grass.
The zebras are active at different times of the day.
The zebras react to their habitat at the zoo in different ways.
The zebras are expressing the trait for stripe pattern in different
ways.
Rodney practices his piano each day after school to increase the speed of his fingers. Which is most likely another learned characteristic that he has?
He is tall.
He has long fingers.
He has a deep voice.
He can read sheet music