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Primary 5 Science: Inheritance Enrichment Practice
Real Primary 5 Science questions on Inheritance Enrichment, pulled directly from the Olibits question bank — the same questions a child would actually see, not separately written for this page.
MOE strand: Discovery Science
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Science Teaching & Learning Syllabus, Primary Three to Six (MOE, 2023 syllabus)
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Real Inheritance Enrichment practice questions
A boy has a scar on his knee from a childhood fall. Is this scar an inherited or an acquired characteristic?
Acquired characteristic ✓
Inherited characteristic
A scar results from an injury during the boy's lifetime, so it is an acquired characteristic. It will not be passed on to his children.
A girl learnt to play the violin after years of practice. Is being able to play the violin an inherited or an acquired characteristic?
Inherited characteristic
Acquired characteristic ✓
Skills such as playing an instrument are gained through learning and practice during a person's life, making them acquired characteristics rather than inherited ones.
A child's height at birth is influenced by genes passed down from their parents, but their final adult height can also be affected by nutrition and diet. This shows that some characteristics are affected by:
Only inherited factors
Only acquired factors
Neither inherited nor acquired factors
Both inherited factors and the environment ✓
Height is influenced both by what is inherited from parents and by environmental factors like nutrition during growth.
A dog learns to sit and shake paws after months of training. This trained behaviour is:
An inherited characteristic
An acquired characteristic ✓
Passed down to its puppies automatically
Present from birth
Skills learnt through training during an animal's lifetime, like sitting on command, are acquired characteristics.