LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS
Grade 9 – Science
Name: __________________ Section:________ Date: ______Score: ________
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation
Activity 1 Sex- Linked Traits: Color Blindness and Hemophilia
Objectives:
1. Solve problems related to sex-linked traits.
Directions: Below are pictures of three sets of couple. Complete the Punnett squares
based on the information in the pictures and then use the Punnett squares to answer the
questions. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Note: Please refer to the key in Table 1 for the Colorblindness from your SLEM.
Couple Punnett Square
A.
×
XCY XXC
1. What
is the
percentage that the child will be color-blind? ____________ 2. What is the
chance that a daughter will be color-blind? ______________ 3. What is the
chance that a son will be color-blind? ___________________
B.
×
XY XCXC
4. What is the percentage that the child will be color-blind? ____________ 5. What is the
chance that a daughter will be color-blind? ______________ 6. What is the chance that a
son will be color-blind? ____________________ C. A man with hemophilia marries a
woman that is homozygous dominant for the trait.
Note: Key for Hemophilia Trait: XH = Normal Xh = Affected with Hemophilia
×
h H H
X Y X X
7. Identify the genotype of the male? Female?___________________________
8. Will any of their children have the disease?___________________________
9. Predict the probabilities of the children having the disease.___________
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Specific Week: 4 (LAS 2)
Target Competency: Explain the different patterns of Non- Mendelian Inheritance (S9LT-Id-29), specifically sex-
linked, sex-limited, and sex-influenced traits. Also included in this module is the opportunity to learn about the
basics of DNA molecule. (This is a Government Property. Not For Sale.)
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS
Grade 9 – Science
Activity 2 Sex-Linked, Sex-Limited, and Sex-Influenced Traits
Objective: differentiate sex-linked, sex-limited, and sex-influenced traits.
Directions: Identify the following if it is sex linked, sex limited or sex influenced.
Write your answer on the space provided.
1. A cock rooster comb. 2. A bald man 3. Cow producing milk.
4. Growth of
beard in man. 5. Colorblindness.
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Activity 3 DNA Structure
Objectives:
⚫ Identify the components of a DNA molecule
⚫ Predict the complementary base pair of the opposite strand
Directions: Use the image below, copy the illustration and do the following to complete
the information.
⚫ Circle a nucleotide.
⚫ Label the sugar and phosphate.
⚫ Label the bases that are not already labeled
___________
______________________________________________________________________________________ Specific Week:
4 (LAS 2)
Target Competency: Explain the different patterns of Non- Mendelian Inheritance (S9LT-Id-29), specifically sex-
linked, sex-limited, and sex-influenced traits. Also included in this module is the opportunity to learn about the
basics of DNA molecule. (This is a Government Property. Not For Sale.)
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS
Grade 9 – Science
Guide Questions:
1. What are the common parts of a nucleotide?________________________ 2. What is the
one part of the nucleotide that differs among the other different nucleotides?
____________________________________________
3. List the different kinds of nitrogen bases___________________________ 4. Is there
always going to be an equal number of adenine and thymine nucleotides in molecule?
____________ Why?______________________________
5. Is there always going to be an equal number of guanine and cytosine nucleotides in
a molecule?
___________Why?_____________________________
6. The sides of the
ladder are made up of
alternating
___________and_______________ molecules. The steps (or rungs) of the ladder are made
up of ____________ held together by hydrogen bonds.
Note: Guide questions are taken from grade 9 Science Learner’s Module pp. 42-45
Activity 4 DNA Modeling
Directions: Make a model of DNA molecule using indigenous materials showing the
structure of DNA.
Objectives:
1. Identify the components of a DNA Molecule
2. Construct a model of a molecule of DNA
Materials: Cutouts of basic subunits of DNA, Crayons, Scissors, Tape or glue
Procedure:
1. Color and cut out all the units needed to make the nucleotides. Color code
phosphate (brown), deoxyribose sugar (black) and nitrogenous bases; Adenine
(yellow), Guanine (green), Thymine (blue) and Cytosine (red).
2. Using the small squares and stars as guide, line up the phosphate and sugars.
Attach the bases to the sugar using
circle
as guide following the sequence to
form a
row from top to bottom.
Thymine
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Adenine
Structure of a Nucleotide
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Specific Week: 4 (LAS 2)
Target Competency: Explain the different patterns of Non- Mendelian Inheritance (S9LT-Id-29), specifically sex-
linked, sex-limited, and sex-influenced traits. Also included in this module is the opportunity to learn about the
basics of DNA molecule. (This is a Government Property. Not For Sale.)
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS
Grade 9 – Science
Cut-outs of basic sub-units of DNA
RUBRICS For DNA Model
CRITERIA 5 4 3 2
Quality of Great care Construction Construction Construction
Work taken in was careful and accurately appears
construction accurate for the followed the careless or
process so most part, but plans, but 3- haphazard.
that the 1- 2 details 4 details Many details
structure is could have been could need
neat, refined for a have been refinement for
attractive and more refined for a a strong or
follows attractive product more attractive attractive
plans product
accurately
DNA Included all Included most Included Included very
Criteria required required aspects some of the few required
aspects of of DNA model (1 required aspects of
Accuracy
DNA model criterion left aspects of DNA model
out), can still DNA model (4-5
see (2-3 criteria left
double-helix criteria left out) DNA
structure, and out), can still model
base pairing see incomplete
double-helix with little
structure recognized
structure
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Specific Week: 4 (LAS 2)
Target Competency: Explain the different patterns of Non- Mendelian Inheritance (S9LT-Id-29), specifically sex-
linked, sex-limited, and sex-influenced traits. Also included in this module is the opportunity to learn about the
basics of DNA molecule. (This is a Government Property. Not For Sale.)
