Here are 10 One-word Answer Type Questions with answers and explanations from the chapter “Like Father, Like Daughter” which is based on the topic Characteristics of Organisms from your PDF:
Topic: Characteristics of Organisms
(The chapter talks about inherited traits, habits, and characteristics in organisms, mainly through the example of family habits and Mendel’s experiments.)
1. Question: Who discovered that traits are inherited in pairs?
Answer: Mendel
Explanation: Gregor Mendel did experiments on pea plants and found that characteristics like seed shape and colour come in pairs and are passed from parents to the next generation.
2. Question: What is the shape of pea seeds according to Mendel’s experiment?
Answer: Smooth
Explanation: In Mendel’s experiment, pea seeds were either rough or smooth. The shape of the seed was one of the traits studied.
3. Question: What kind of seeds does the next generation have according to Mendel’s findings?
Answer: Same
Explanation: Mendel observed that the next generation of pea plants had seeds of the same type as their parents—either rough or smooth, not mixed.
4. Question: What do we call the things or habits that we get from our family?
Answer: Traits
Explanation: Traits are characteristics like eye colour, hair type, or habits that we inherit from our parents or family members.
5. Question: Which disease is discussed in the chapter that people worry may be passed from parents to children?
Answer: Polio
Explanation: In the chapter, Satti worries that her children may get polio because she has it, but the doctor explains that polio is not inherited.
6. Question: What is the loud habit of Vibha’s nana?
Answer: Laughter
Explanation: Vibha can recognise her nana from a distance by his loud laughter, showing how habits can also be part of family characteristics.
7. Question: What is the shape of the seed coat in Mendel’s experiment?
Answer: Rough
Explanation: Mendel observed that pea seeds could also have a rough coat, which was another trait that could be inherited.
8. Question: What is the colour of the seed in one of Mendel’s pea plants?
Answer: Yellow
Explanation: Mendel found that the colour of the pea seed was either yellow or green, and this trait was passed to the next generation.
9. Question: What is the height of pea plants as studied by Mendel?
Answer: Tall
Explanation: One of the traits Mendel observed was the height of pea plants; they were either tall or short.
10. Question: What is the habit of moving ears without holding them called?
Answer: Trait
Explanation: In the chapter, children are asked to perform actions like moving their ears without touching them. These abilities are examples of traits inherited from family.
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