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S-8-2-2_Vocabulary Matching Worksheet and KEY
Vocabulary Matching
Directions: Next to each definition, write the correct term from the word bank.
Vocabulary Term
Definition
part of a chromosome that carries genetic
information that determines the
characteristics that organisms inherit from
their parents
the passing of traits from parents to their
offspring by means of the genes from the
parents
alternate forms of a gene that control the
same characteristics
traits that an organism is born with that are
carried on their genes
type of allele that is always expressed when
it is present in an individual
a molecule in the genes that passes
characteristics from one generation to the
next
traits that are learned through experience or
observing other organisms
trait or feature of an organism
type of allele that is only expressed when
the dominant allele for a trait is not present
structure in the cells of all organisms that is
made up of DNA, which carries genetic
information
Word Bank:
Acquired
DNA
Alleles
Characteristic
Chromosome
Dominant
Gene
Heredity
Inherited
Recessive
S-8-2-2_Vocabulary Matching Worksheet and KEY
ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary Matching
Directions: Next to each definition, write the correct term from the word bank.
Vocabulary Term
Definition
Gene
part of a chromosome that carries genetic
information that determines the
characteristics that organisms inherit from
their parents
Heredity
the passing of traits from parents to their
offspring by means of the genes from the
parents
Alleles
alternate forms of a gene that control the
same characteristics
Inherited
traits that an organism is born with that are
carried on their genes
Dominant
type of allele that is always expressed when
it is present in an individual
Acquired
traits that are learned through experience or
observing other organisms
Characteristic
trait or feature of an organism
Recessive
type of allele that is only expressed when
the dominant allele for a trait is not present
Word Bank:
Acquired
DNA
Alleles
Characteristic
Chromosome
Dominant
Gene
Heredity
Inherited
Recessive