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A Inheritance and selection Test yourself

M 1 Look at the picture of two boys. On the picture, circle and

label three differences between them.
p ?

t u

^ _
UG
A

2 Write true or false next to each of these sentences.

a Egg cells are large so they can store food.

b Genes control the characteristics of a living thing.

c Members of the same family are less similar to each

other than they are to members of other families.

d Fertilisation happens when the tail falls off the sperm.

e Sisters look different because they inherit a

different combination of genes from each parent.

f Sperm cells have a tail to help them swim.

g Genes are contained in the nucleus of egg and sperm cells.

3 Draw arrows between the boxes to show how identical twins are formed.

egg released from the fertilised egg divides

ovary into two separate cells

two cells divide and fertilisation happens

develop separately
into two embryos

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A Inheritance and selection (continued) Test yourself

M 4 Write down whether these types of variation have been caused

by inheritance, the environment or both.
p ?
a A scratch on the leg is caused by .
t u
b Eye colour is caused by .
^ _
UG c Mass and height are caused by .

A d Blood group is caused by .

e Intelligence is caused by .

f Natural hair colour is caused by .

5 Imagine you want to breed a Dalmatian with lots of spots.

Write numbers next to these phrases to show the order in which
you would carry them out.

Breed them together.

Breed them together.

Choose two Dalmatians with lots of spots.

Choose two Dalmatians with lots of spots.

Look at the offspring.

Look at the offspring.

Repeat the process several times.

6 Tick the desirable features of an edible fruit that may be selected

by plant breeders for selective breeding.

resistance to cold weather

nice taste

poisonous leaves

resistance to rotting

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A Inheritance and selection (continued) Test yourself

M 7 Look at the pictures of horses. Which of the horses would you

breed together if you were involved in:
p ?
a horse-racing (where the horses need to have long legs and
t u
go fast)? and
^ _
b farming (where the horses need to be strong)? and
UG
A
c horse-riding for beginners (where the horses need to be small)?
and

A B C

D E F

8 Complete the flow chart showing the journey of a pollen cell from
a plant being used in a selective breeding programme. Use the
words below it to fill the gaps.

→ paint brush → →

→ →

anther ovary ovule stigma style

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