Science Worksheet 1 AK

Unit 2 Lesson B
(From pg.26 to pg.29)
NAME: CLASS: 5 ……

Use the book pages 26 - 27 to answer the following questions

Complete the following sentences:

1. Reproduction is the process by which organisms increase in number(make new organisms

2. Reproduction is classified into two types: sexual and asexual

3. In asexual reproduction, the DNA of the offspring is identical.

4. In sexual reproduction, the DNA of the offspring is different from the parents.

5. The males sex cells are called sperms and the females sex cells are called eggs

Write TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) for each statement:

1. DNA is identical in all living things. ( F)

2. Chromosomes are made of DNA. ( T)

3. Genes are carried on chromosomes. (T )

4. Fertilization occurs when a sperm cell and an egg cell join. ( T)

5. Genes tell what the traits of an organism are. ( T)

6. All traits passed from parents are carried on the DNA as genes. ( T)

7. The strong gene is called recessive and the weak one is called dominant. (F )

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Mr. Abdulrahman Ibrahim
 Use the book pages 28 - 29 to answer the following questions

Match each of the following the correct word(s) in the box:

Dominant Genetics
recessive environment
learned inherited

1. Genetics is the study of the heredity.

2. The brown color of the eyes is a dominant trait compared to the blue color that is recessive

3. Some of the traits are inherited and other traits are learned

4. The color of the skin is a/an inherited trait.

5. The environment may affect the inherited traits.

Answer the following questions:

1. Describe what kind of traits you get from your parents and the ones you learn.

Inherited traits : such as the skin color, the color of the eye, how tall you are ,…
Learned traits: such as how to write well , play music, read well , ……

2. The environment may affect the inherited traits. Explain how.

You may have the gene to be tall , but if you did not get plenty of nutrients (diet) you will be short.

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Mr. Abdulrahman Ibrahim