What do you call the Science that deals with the study of genes and heredity?
genetics
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What characteristics do parents pass on to their young?
blood type; earlobe shape; colour of hair, eyes, skin
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How do parents pass their characteristics to their offspring?
Heredity, The parents’ reproductive cells contain hereditary information that codes for the characteristics of the child.
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Females produce egg cells, as Males produce ___________.
sperm cells
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Which statement is not true about the human egg cell? a) The egg cells are located in the ovaries. b) The egg is the largest cell in the human body; c)Fertilisation of the egg takes place in male’s body.
Fertilisation of the egg takes place in male’s body.
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Which parts are collectively known as the stamen of a flowering plant?
anther and filament
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What do you call the reproduction in humans which requires a male to mate with a female?
sexual reproduction
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We are a product of both nature and nurture as we are born with some traits and these traits are further developed through the environment. True or False?
True
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Liking a particular type of food and knowing how to play a musical instrument are examples of inherited traits. True or False
False
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The colour of your eyes, hair and skin are examples of inherited traits. true or False
