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Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity
Item RH059001: If a cat gets its ears torn off in a fight and then has kittens later, it will have no effect on the ears of any of the kittens.
A cat gets into a fight, and the tips of both of its ears get torn off. If the cat has kittens later, how will this affect the shapes of its kittens’ ears?
- All of the kittens’ ears will be missing the tips.
- Some of the kittens’ ears will be missing the tips.
- All of the kittens’ ears will be slightly smaller.
- It will have no effect on the ears of any of the kittens.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1447 |
6–8 n = 965 |
9–12 n = 482 |
Male n = 685 |
Female n = 737 |
English n = 1249 |
Other n = 158 |
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| A. | 9% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 16% |
| B. | 16% | 19% | 10% | 17% | 14% | 15% | 22% |
| C. | 11% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 15% |
| D. | 64% | 60% | 74% | 60% | 69% | 67% | 47% |