Reproduction is the process of making offspring.

The offspring of a living organism are the young produced following reproduction.

Offspring inherit a combination of features from both their parents.

Heredity is the process of passing features from individuals to offspring, through reproduction.

Differences between individuals of the same species are called variation.

Heredity

Science

Heredity and genetic material

Genetic material and DNA

A model of the structure of DNA

DNA from fruit

The discovery of the structure of DNA

DNA, chromosomes, genes and the genome

Pupils will learn about sexual reproduction in humans, including the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, menstrual cycle, gametes, fertilisation, gestation and birth.

In Year 6, pupils learned that living organisms produce offspring of the same kind, that characteristics are passed from parents to their offspring, and that offspring look similar to their parents and to one another but are not identical to them.

This unit examines the transmission of genetic information through heredity, how scientific methods evolve with new evidence, the importance of publishing and peer review, and the Study of DNA, chromosomes, and genes while developing lab skills focusing on safety.

Heredity and DNA

The process in all living organisms that produces offspring is called...

When do the offspring of living organisms look similar to the adult?

Who will a human baby girl directly inherit features from?

They inherit the same features from both parents.

They inherit completely different features from both parents.

They inherit different combinations of features from both parents.

Some only inherit features from their mother and some only from their father.

Choose the correct option to describe why the offspring of the same parents (siblings) look similar but not identical.

Offspring of the same parents (siblings) {{}} different combinations of features from their parents.

The process of inheriting features from your parents is called...

Choose the name of the common process where living organisms produce young.

Reproduction produces the next generation of all living organisms. Choose the correct scientific word to describe what is produced during reproduction.

Features are passed to offspring from their parents in reproduction.

They are the same species so have the same features.

Choose the best statement which describes why offspring look similar to their parents.

This is an image of the smallest living unit in a living organism. What is it called?

Which part of the cell stores the genetic material?

The information stored in the genetic material is used to control ...

Starter Quiz

Choose the name of the common process where living organisms produce young.