Heredity
I can describe what is meant by heredity and why offspring usually look similar to their parents.
- Year 7
Heredity
I can describe what is meant by heredity and why offspring usually look similar to their parents.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reproduction (having offspring) is part of the life cycle of all organisms.
- When organisms reproduce they make offspring of the same kind (species resemblance).
- Heredity is the process of organisms passing on features to their offspring.
- Offspring inherit features from both parents, so they look similar to them and one another (family resemblance).
- Usually offspring vary and are not identical to their parents or one another (except for identical twins).
Keywords
Reproduction - Reproduction is the process of making offspring.
Offspring - The offspring of a living organism are the young produced following reproduction.
Inherit - Offspring inherit a combination of features from both their parents.
Heredity - Heredity is the process of passing features from individuals to offspring, through reproduction.
Variation - Differences between individuals of the same species are called variation.
Common misconception
Offspring (esp. daughters) inherit all features from mum; parents can control inherited features.
Show examples of offspring inheriting features from both parents. Inherited features that are inherited in genetic material, not chosen.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the name of the common process where living organisms produce young.
Q2.Reproduction produces the next generation of all living organisms. Choose the correct scientific word to describe what is produced during reproduction.
Q3.Choose the best statement which describes why offspring look similar to their parents.
Q4.This is an image of the smallest living unit in a living organism. What is it called?
Q5.Which part of the cell stores the genetic material?
