Version 8/20 © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Watch It!

your answers in the
Watch It section of
the Google form.
Go to this link and watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m6hHRlKwxY&vl=en
1. the passing on “DNA, Chromosomes, Genes and Traits: An Intro to Heredity”
of physical or
The URL is case-sensitive.
mental
characteristics Then answer these questions:
genetically
from one 1. What is heredity?
generation to 2. What do we call the shape or arrangement of a strand of DNA?
another 3. How many chromosomes do humans have? Explain where these
2. double helix chromosomes come from.
3. 46, half from
the mother and
half from the
father INPUT
STATION
Is your work saved?

Go Back to Lab Room © Kesler Science, LLC

Read Part 1. Jot down notes
and drawings that will help INPUT Read It!
you remember the meanings STATION
of these words. You can use
Inherited Traits – Part 1
the sketch/scribble button on
the toolbar.
When you look in the mirror, you see Some traits that you inherit from your
the color of your hair, your eye color, parents are physical traits that you can
Inherited traits and maybe even freckles. These are see, also called the phenotype, such as
traits or characteristics and qualities your hair color, your height, or your eye
traits passed from that make us who we are. They can be color.
parents to their kids genetic or acquired. We also have
Genes are what determines the traits
personality or character traits that that are passed on from parent to
might be good at telling jokes, being
offspring. These genes are small pieces
Heredity compassionate, intelligent, good at
of DNA that carry instructions for the
playing video games, or creativity. different traits. Genes come in pairs,
passing of genetic info
Where do these traits come from? one from each parent, and the pair of
Hair color, eye color, and freckles are genes that determine the phenotype is
inherited traits that are called a genotype.
characteristics that are passed from Inherited traits can be dominant or
genes the parent to the offspring. recessive. A dominant trait is a trait
the basic unit of heredity Heredity is the transfer of traits from that is always seen. The dominant trait
passed from parent to one generation to the next. would be seen even if only one parent
child passed on the dominant gene.

Continue to Part 2 © Kesler Science, LLC

Read Part 2. Jot down notes
and drawings that will help INPUT Read It!
you remember the meanings STATION
of these words. You can use
Inherited Traits – Part 2
the sketch/scribble button on
the toolbar.
A recessive trait is a trait that gets Some traits are known as acquired
hidden by the dominant trait. A traits. Acquired traits are
Dominant trait recessive trait is only seen when both characteristics that are not passed
parents pass on the gene to the down from your parents. Many of
trait that is always seen, offspring. these traits have been learned rather
passed by one parent than inherited. One example would be
An example of a dominant trait could
if you’re a good gamer, you didn’t
be long hair in dogs. If the offspring
inherit a gamer gene from your
received a dominant gene from one
Recessive trait parents. You are good at gaming
parent for long hair and a recessive
gene from the other parent for short because you practiced, played a lot of
a trait that is hidden and hair, the offspring would have long video games, and developed those
both parents pass on the hair. skills yourself.
gene An example of a recessive trait in pea Inherited traits passed down through
generations on chromosomes, while
plants would be green peas - the
acquired traits are learned. You may
offspring must get the green gene
be able to change the appearance of
from both parents for the offspring to
some of your traits, but your genetics
produce green peas.
will always be the same.

Continue to Questions © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter
INPUT Read It!
your answers in the STATION
Read It section of Inherited Traits – Questions
the Google form.
1. What are traits? 3. Video game skills are not inherited.
What evidence from the passage best
A. Interactions with an individual's
supports this claim?
environment
A. People who are good at video
B. Characteristics and qualities that
games and get this from their
make us who we are
parents
C. Gray areas between two extremes
B. People who are good at video
D. People with brown hair and blue games must practice and memorize
eyes moves.
2. When would a recessive trait be seen in C. People who are good at games are
an organism? from one country
A. When there is one dominant and D. People who are good at games also
one recessive gene for the trait do well in school
present in the offspring.
B. When there are two dominant genes
for the trait present in the offspring.
C. When there are two recessive genes
for the trait present in the offspring.
Is your work saved? D. Never

Go Back to Lab Room © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Explore It! Part 1
your answers in the
Explore It section of
the Google form. Look at the 4 cards.
1. Try to organize them from smallest to largest and write
down your answers.

DNA Nucleus
Chromosomes

Genes

INPUT
STATION

Go to Part 2 © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Explore It! Part 2
your answers in the
Explore It section of
the Google form. Look at the 4 cards.
2. Try to organize them from smallest to largest and write
down your answers.
Chromosomes – DNA – molecule that carries
Thread-like structures that the genetic instructions for all
are found in the nucleus of living organisms. Found in
a cell that contains all the chromosome.
DNA. Nucleus – stores the
cells hereditary
material or DNA
Genes – parts
DNA which con
traits of an org

INPUT
STATION

Go to Part 3 © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Explore It! Part 3
your answers in the
Explore It section of
the Google form. Genes are small sections of the DNA that determine
your traits and characteristics. Many genes together
make up your 23 pairs of chromosomes.
Chromosomes contain all of the DNA for the
organism, and they are stored in the nucleus of
nearly every cell in your body.

3. Write the correct order of each of the new

vocabulary terms you learned starting with the
smallest.

genes, chromosomes, dna, nucleus

INPUT
STATION

© Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Research It!
your answers in the
Research It section
of the Google form. • Go to “Tour of Basic Genetics”

1. a distinguishing https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/
quality
characteristic Watch the 5 video segments on the tour. After each
2. dna builds and video summarize at least one key detail you have
maintains your learned from that segment.
human structure,
genes are what
make you unique 1: What are Traits?
3. complex
molecules 2: What are DNA and Genes?
4. the way that
genetic info is 3: What are proteins?
passed
5. any change in the 4: What is Inheritance?
dna sequence INPUT
5: What is Mutation? STATION
Is your work saved?
Go Back to Lab Room
© Kesler Science, LLC
 Draw an arrow
from the
OUTPUT
STATION Organize It!
vocabulary word
The part of the cell where
to the correct Gene DNA is stored. It controls
definition. most of the cell’s activities.
Go to
Insert>Shapes>
and choose the A section of DNA that
DNA controls traits and
arrow tool. characteristics.

Molecule that contains all

Chromosomes genetic instructions for living
organisms.

Is your work saved?

Nucleus 23 pairs. Contains DNA

Go Back to Lab Room © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Write It! Question 1
your answers in the
Write It section of
the Google form. Explain what the purpose of a gene is.

contain the information needed to specify physical and biological traits

OUTPUT
STATION

Go to Question 2 © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Write It! Question 2
your answers in the
Write It section of
the Google form. How is DNA different than a chromosome?

chromosomes carry dna in cells. dna is responsible for building

and maintaining your human structure

OUTPUT
STATION

Go to Question 3 © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Write It! Question 3
your answers in the
Write It section of
the Google form. What is the difference between a dominant trait and a
recessive trait?

dominate traits are gentic characteristics that are visibly

expressed in individuals evenif they possess only one copy of
the dominate allele

OUTPUT
STATION
Is your work saved?

Go Back to Lab Room © Kesler Science, LLC

Be sure to enter Assess It! Part 1
your answers in the
Assess It section of 1. Where is DNA stored in a cell?
the Google form.
A. Lysosomes
B. Vacuole
C. Nucleus
D. Cytoplasm

2. Which list is the correct order from smallest to largest?

A. Gene, DNA, chromosomes, nucleus
B. Gene, chromosomes, DNA, nucleus
C. Chromosomes, DNA, nucleus, gene
D. Nucleus, chromosomes, DNA, gene
3. How many chromosomes do humans have in each cell?
A. 46 pairs, total of 92
B. 10 pairs, total of 20 OUTPUT
STATION
Is your work saved? C. 22 pairs, total of 44
D. 23 pairs, total of 46
Go Back to Lab Room © Kesler Science, LLC
Be sure to enter Assess It! Part 2
your answers in the
Assess It section of
the Google form. Use the vocabulary words from “Read It” to complete the
following sentences.
4. inherited traits
5. genes Our eye color, hair color, or if we have freckles or not,
6. heredity are all considered (4)_____. The traits that we inherit
7. dominate traits are determined by small segments of DNA called
8. recessive trait
(5)_____. We get these features from our parents; the
transfer of traits from parents to offspring is called
(6)_____. Some traits are always seen if they are
inherited, and these are called (7)_____. Brown eyes
are an example of this type of trait. Blue eyes,
however, are an (8)_____ trait and are only seen in
the absence of a dominant trait.
OUTPUT
STATION

© Kesler Science, LLC