Download L2.b Spiral Review

Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 1 (Life Science-S5L2.b)
Monday
S5L2.b
1.What are genes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
something you wear
chemical blueprints for your body
traits you inherit from your parents
behaviors you learn from your parents
2. Where do an organism’s genes come from?
a. only from its mother
b. only from its father
c. half from its mother and half from its father
d. mostly from its mother but partly from its father
3. Why do offspring resemble their parents?
Tuesday
4. Which statement is TRUE?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Behaviors are never inherited.
Behaviors are always inherited.
Inherited traits are controlled by genes.
Inherited traits are not passed on to offspring.
5. Which characteristic would NOT be passed on by a gene?
a. white fur
b. broken wing
c. brown scales
d. webbed feet
6. You inherited your mother’s hair color, but your brother did not. Explain how this could
happen.
Wednesday
7. Which statement is TRUE?
a.
b.
c.
d.
All living things have genes.
Animals have genes, but plants do not.
Plants have genes, but animals do not.
Plants and animals have genes, but microorganisms do not.
8. Which of these tell why a giraffe has a long neck?
a. It eats leaves.
b. Its parents had long necks.
c. It needs to reach tall branches.
d. It has learned how to reach tall branches.
9. What role do genes play in the transfer of traits?
Thursday
10. Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait of humans?
a.
b.
c.
d.
your height
your eye color
your hair color
your style of dress
11. Genes cause all of the children in a family _____________.
a. to have curly hair
b. to be as tall as their father
c. to have the same color eyes
d. to have some of the same traits
12. How are traits passed from parent to offspring?
Answer Key
Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 1 (Life Science 5L2.b)
1. b
2. c
3. answers may vary
4. c
5. b
6. answers may vary
7. a
8. b
9. answers may vary
10. d
11. d
12. answers may vary
Substitute Questions
1. Which statement below about human genes is NOT true?
a. They control the physical traits.
b. They are inherited from parents.
c. They control learned behaviors.
d. They exist on DNA inside each cell.
2. Where are genes located in humans?
a. only in the blood
b. on DNA inside cells
c. only inside the brain
d. on DNA outside cells
Substitute Questions:
1. c
2. b
Suggestion for Assessment: Incorporate some of these spiral review items on your weekly/unit
test in a section labeled “Spiral Review”.