Q.1. What is the reason why Saroja learned songs in Tamil and Marathi?
(A) She inherited this skill from her parents.
(B) She grew up in an environment where these languages were spoken.
(C) Her school taught her these languages.
(D) She took language lessons outside her home.
Answer: (B) She grew up in an environment where these languages were spoken.
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Q.2. Which of the following statements about inherited traits is correct?
(A) All traits, such as speaking languages, are inherited from parents.
(B) Inherited traits come solely from the environment.
(C) Physical traits like hair color can be inherited, while language skills are learned.
(D) Inherited traits and learned traits are always the same.
Answer: (C) Physical traits like hair color can be inherited, while language skills are learned.
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Inherited traits from parents.Q.3. In the story, Nilima’s curly hair resembles her nani’s hair. What is the term used for this type of trait transmission?
(A) Environmental influence
(B) Genetic inheritance
(C) Behavioral adaptation
(D) Cultural transmission
Answer: (B) Genetic inheritance.
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Q.4. Traits like curly hair and height are passed from parents to children through ________, which carry the genetic information.
Answer: Genes
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Q.5. Mendel’s work with pea plants helped scientists understand that traits are passed down from one generation to another, and this study is known as ________.
Answer: Genetics
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Q.6. How can environmental factors contribute to traits or habits that are similar within family members?
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Q.7. How would you explain the difference between inherited traits and learned traits? Can you give an example from the chapter?
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Q.8. In the story, Saroja knows songs in Tamil and Marathi, while Suvasini knows karate. What does this tell you about the impact of the environment on the development of skills?
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Q.9. Why do you think the chapter discusses polio and its misconceptions?
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PolioQ.10. How do you think family members can influence both inherited and learned traits in children?
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Q.11. Why do you think Saroja’s mama uses a trick to differentiate between Saroja and Suvasini? What does this say about how twins can be both similar and different?
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Q.12. How can observing traits in family members help scientists like Gregor Mendel in understanding genetics?
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Gregor MendelQ.13. Why do you think Nilima realized that distant relatives are still closely related in many ways?
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Q.14. What do you think Nilima means when she says, “We are called ‘distant’ relatives, but how closely related we are in many ways”?
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Q.15. How can we use traits like laughter or voice to identify people in our families?
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Q.16. Why do you think Mendel’s discoveries about pea plants were not understood during his time?
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Q.17. How would you explain the concept of "dominant" and "recessive" traits using examples from the chapter?
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