Reproduction is the process of making offspring.

Offspring are the young produced following reproduction.

Offspring inherit a combination of features from both their parents.

Genetic material is a substance in cells that contains instructions for various features and life processes.

DNA is a chemical molecule that carries the genetic code.

Reproduction and inheritance

Science

Pupils will learn about flower structure, wind and insect pollination, fertilisation, seed and fruit formation and dispersal.

Pupils learned about heredity as the process of organisms passing on genetic material to their offspring during reproduction, and about DNA, genes and chromosomes.

Reproduction in humans

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What is the process of passing features from parents to offspring called?

Living organisms make offspring in the process called...

they inherit all their genetic material from their father

they inherit all their genetic material from their mother

they inherit different combinations of genetic material from both parents

they inherit the same same genetic material from both parents

Offspring of the same parents can look similar because..

What inherited features are passed on during reproduction?

Starting with the smallest, put these structures in size order

ATCG make up the {{}} that is carried by DNA

What is the feature of all living organisms that is shown in the image?

Which one of the following statements is not a common process of living organisms?

Substance stored in the nucleus of animal cells

Process of making offspring in living organisms

The young of parents produced in living organisms

The chemical molecule that carries the genetic code

Match the keyword to the correct definition.

Which of the options are not one of the letters that make up the genetic code?

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz