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When
collecting data on inherited traits, which of the following would be included
in the survey?
a. braided hair
b. pierced ears
c. learning to read
d. widowÍs peak
Correct Answer: d
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Use the chart to answer the following questions.
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Plant |
Petal Color |
Center Color |
Stem Height |
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A |
White |
Orange |
Tall |
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B |
Red |
Yellow |
Tall |
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C |
White |
Orange |
Tall |
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D |
Pink |
Yellow |
Short |
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E |
White |
Orange |
Tall |
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F |
White |
Orange |
Short |
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G |
Red |
Orange |
Tall |
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H |
Red |
Yellow |
Tall |
1. Among these eight offspring of plants, which physical traits appear more frequently?
a. White petals with orange centers and tall stems.
b. White petals with yellow centers and tall stems.
c. Red petals with orange centers and short stems.
c. Red petals with yellow centers and short stems.
2. Describe the possible physical traits of the two parent plants of these eight offspring.
Correct Answers:
1. a
2. (These could be done in any combination.) One parent plant must have white petals and the other red petals. One parent plant must have a white center and the other an orange center. One parent plant must have a tall stem and the other a short stem.
Scoring Guide:
0 No attempt made or response is illogical.
1 Limited attempt, one logical physical trait given for each parent plant.
2 Two logical traits given for each parent plant.
3 Each parent plant has three logical physical traits but not all traits are listed.
4 Each parent plant has three logical physical traits and all traits are covered.
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How
Much Alike Are We?
Activity
Description:
Students
will decide on (10) specific observable physical traits that are passed on
through the heredity process. Students will conduct a survey, collect data,
organize information into a chart, and compare data to national statistics. Students
will then write a conclusion how their data compares with national averages.
Time
Needed: 3 days with 30-45 minutes blocks of
time
1st
Day - Determine the (10) specific observable physical traits used in the
survey.
2nd
Day - Conduct survey and collect data.
3rd
Day - Analyze data and compare with national averages.
Procedure:
Day
1
1. Group students into cooperative groups
of 4-5 students per group.
2. Have a class discussion reviewing
physical attributes that are inherited.
3. As a class, determine the (10) specific
observable physical traits. These could include hand span, dimples,
ïhitch-hikersÍ thumb, straight thumb, attached ear lobs, unattached ear lobs,
freckles, widowÍs peak hairline, naturally curly hair, ability to roll tongue,
taste PTC (Phenylthiocarbamide) test paper, right or left handedness.
4. Have students prepare a chart for
collecting data from among the schoolÍs 5th grade population.
Day
2
1. Collect data using the schoolÍs 5th
grade population.
2. Record data in the chart.
Day
3
1. Have each cooperative group total each
observable trait category and predict how their data compares with class and
national frequencies.
2. As a class, combine the data and
calculate the frequency in a percent and compare this with national data.
3. Have students write a conclusion
relating their collected data to national averages.
4.
Cite
two examples how heredity plays out in real life.
National
Averages
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Trait |
Frequency
Form 1 |
Frequency
Form 2 |
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Gender |
Female Æ
approximately 50% |
Male Æ approximately
50% |
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Earlobes |
Unattached
(free) Æ more frequent |
Attached Æ
less frequent |
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Thumb
extension |
Straight thumb
Æ 64-75% |
HitchhikerÍs
thumb Æ 25-36% |
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Tongue rolling |
Can roll
tongue Æ 65% |
Cannot roll
tongue Æ 35% |
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Cheek dimples |
Dimples Æ more
frequent |
No dimples Æ
less frequent |
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Handedness |
Right handed Æ
more frequent |
Left handed Æ
less frequent |
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Hand clasping |
Left over
right Æ 55% |
Right over
left Æ 44% |
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Hair curl |
Curly hair Æ
more frequent |
Straight hair
Æ less frequent |
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PTC Tasting |
Can taste PTC
Æ 70% |
Cannot taste
PTC Æ 30% |
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Hairline |
WidowÍs peak Æ
more frequent |
Straight
hairline Æ less frequent |
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Color vision |
Normal color
vision Æ females 100%;
males 92% |
Color blind Æ
males 8% |
Scoring
Guide:
´ Student is knowledgeable of what makes
an observable inherited physical traits, able to independently conduct the
survey, records data accurately, computes frequency, compares their data with
national frequencies, writes a logical conclusion referring to their data for
supportive evidence, and writes two examples of heredity.................. 50
pts.
´ Student is somewhat knowledgeable of
what makes an observable inherited physical traits, conducts the survey with
peer help, records data, computes frequency with assistance, compares their
data with national frequencies, writes a basic conclusion but doesnÍt use their
data for supportive evidence, and writes one example of heredityƒƒƒƒƒ... 40
pts.
´ Student shows some confusion with
knowing observable inherited physical traits, participates in the survey, helps
to record data, unable to compute frequency or calculates with many errors,
compares their data with national frequencies, attempts to write a conclusion
but includes many errors, does not include an example of heredity....ƒƒƒƒ... 30
pts.
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Note to teachers: For this activity, you will need to bring in an apple
of the same variety for each student in the class.
Problem: What can you learn about how apples are the same?
Procedures:
a. Choose ten traits that you think you will find in all the
apples. Create a chart listing those traits.
b. Study your apple carefully
c. In your chart, put a check mark if your apple has the trait.
Questions:
1. Which traits were the same for every apple in the room?
2. Which traits were not the same for every apple in the room?
3. Does your apple have a trait that is different from every
other apple? What is it?
4. Were there more traits that were the same, or more traits
that were different?
5. Why?
Correct Answers:
Example of student generated
chart:
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Trait |
Yes |
No |
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Red color |
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Presence of stem |
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Same number of bumps |
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Crisp texture |
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Smooth skin |
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Markings on skin |
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Number of seeds |
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Diameter measurement |
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Leaf on stem |
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In what way will a puppy always be like its parents?
a. bark the same when it wants into the house
b. learn the same tricks
c. have the same body structure
d. live in the same places
Correct Answer: c
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How does a breeder of Cocker Spaniels make sure every puppy they raise looks like a Cocker Spaniel?
a. They cross a female Cocker Spaniel with a Golden Retriever.
b. They dock their tails and ears as soon as they are born.
c. They train the puppies to act like all Cocker Spaniels do.
d. They make sure the mother and father are Cocker Spaniels.
Correct Answer: d
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Compare the picture of the parent
and its offspring.

Which traits are similar in the
parent and the offspring?
Which traits are different between
the parent and the offspring?
Possible organisms: Trees and
saplings, bear and cub, chickens and chicks, cat and kitten, human and baby.
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Use this chart to answer the next
two questions:
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Student |
Eye Color |
Height |
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Jose |
Dark Brown |
135 cm |
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Anna |
Dark Brown |
140 cm |
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Stephanie |
Blue |
130 cm |
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Caleb |
Green |
133 cm |
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Andy |
Light Brown |
145 cm |
1. Which students would you
most expect to have parents with brown eyes?
a.
Stephanie and Caleb
b.
Andy and Caleb
c.
Stephanie and Anna
d.
Jose and Anna
2. Which trait could be
influenced by the environment?
a.
Eye color, it changes with the seasons.
b.
Eye color, it changes as you get older.
c.
Height, it is affected by what you eat.
d.
Height, you can stretch to grow taller.
Correct Answers:
1. d
2. c
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List 10 traits of humans that are inherited from their parents.
Correct Answer:
Eye, hair, skin color; number of legs, arms, eyes, noses, ears; eyesight; facial structure; athletic ability.
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Students will research physical
traits of a species and design an offspring for that species.
Assorted reference materials such
as encyclopedias, nature magazines, animal books, field guide books, or the
Internet, colored pencils or markers if desired, and student sheet (see next
page).
20 - 45 minutes
1. Students will choose an
animal or plant they might like to have as a pet.
2. Have students research
physical traits of that species using the reference materials provided.
3. Students will list at least six physical traits from each
parent, and draw each parent.
4. Students will choose from the parent traits at least six
inherited traits for their pet, then draw the pet.
0 No attempt made, choice of parents is
illogical.
They were not chosen
from the same species.
1 Choice of parents is reasonable, but
only listed one observable trait for each parent. Offspring is illogical for
parent traits listed.
No illustrations
given.
2 Only two to three observable traits
are listed for each parent.
Offspring has two to
three observable traits.
One illustration
given.
3 Only four to five observable traits
are listed for each parent.
Offspring has four
to five observable traits.
Two illustrations
given.
4 At least six observable traits are
listed for each parent.
Offspring has at
least six observable traits.
Three illustrations given.
Name _____________________________
Choose a living organism (plant or animal) for your pet.
Choose two likely parents of the same species with varying traits. List the parent traits and draw the parents.
From the two parents, choose the traits of your pet, and draw your pet.
Reference used ________________________________________
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An egg laid by a butterfly turns into a caterpillar. How can an offspring look so different from its parent?
a. All offspring look different from their parents.
b. The caterpillar will become a butterfly.
c. When the caterpillar lays eggs, they will hatch into butterflies.
d. Butterflies are different from one another and from their parents.
Correct Answer: b
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When Sue opened an old bag of flour meal, she saw a couple of dark beetles and several worm-like animals that had a hard shell like covering. She wondered if the worm-like animals were related to the dark beetles in some way. What could Sue do to collect more information to answer her question?
a. Do an experiment to see if both the beetles and the worm-like animals both liked another type of food.
b. Do an experiment
to see if both the beetles and the worm-like animals like hotter or cooler
temperatures.
c. Put both the
beetle and the worm-like animal in a warm, moist environment and see if they
survive over time.
d. Put the worm-like
animals in a controlled environment to see if they changed into the beetles
over a given time period.
Correct
Answer: d
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Egg------------Tadpole------------Frog
Egg------------Caterpillar------------Butterfly
Egg------------Mealworm------------Darkling
Beetle
Seed------------Seedling------------Vegetable
Plant
Study the diagram above. Which of the following research questions would best give you more information about offspring that donÍt initially resemble their parents?