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Name _____________________
Text Science Ch 7 Lesson 2____
Date _______________________
Pages 324-333________________
1. Survey the assigned text. As you survey, answer the following questions.
What is the title of the text? How Are Characteristics Inherited?___________
What are the main headings?
a. How Characteristics are Inherited_____________________________
b. Dominant and Recessive Traits________________________________
c. Genes___________________________________________________
Describe in a sentence or two what you think the text will be about.
_We will
learn about traits that are passed from our parents and their parents.______________
2. Question
List questions for each of the main heading and subheadings. Use who, what, when,
where, why, and how in each question.
a. How are characteristics inherited?_______________________________
b. What is the difference between dominant and recessive traits?_________
c. What are genes?__________________________________________
3. Read
Read the lesson and answer your questions as you go through the lesson.
a. Characteristics are passed to offspring from their parents. Traits can skip a
generation.__________________________________________________
b. A dominant trait is a stronger trait. It will appear even if only one factor for
that trait is passed on. A recessive trait is a weaker trait. An offspring must
have two factors for a recessive trait to appear.____________________
c. Genes are found in our chromosomes. Genes contain our DNA which
determines every characteristic we have. The chromosomes are found in the
nucleus.
4. Recite
Recite what you learned from the passage. Use memory techniques to remember what
you learned. List what you think you need to remember here.
(1)__________________________________________________________
(2)__________________________________________________________
5. Review
Review the assigned text. Were you able to answer your questions? If not, reread
those parts. Then write the main points of the passage without looking at your text.
(1)
Inherited traits are
____________________________
(2)
Dominant traits are different from recessive traits in that ___________
_________________________________________________________________
(3)
Genes are _____________________________________