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Look at the following pictures of a family, and

list five characteristics you can see.

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 Marge Homer

Bart

Lisa Maggie
How are the Simpsons related to each other?

married

children
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Mr Bouvier
Jackie Abe Mona

Patty & Selma

Herb Powell
 Let’s look at the Bouviers:

They all have unusual coloured hair.

Is this inherited?
Possibly.
We would need more information to
Mr Bouvier
Jackie
be sure.

They all also have a forward-sloping

posture. This is probably inherited.

Marge and Jackie have similar

hairstyles. This is probably not
inherited.
Patty & Selma
Marge
What about the Simpsons?

Mona, Homer, and Herb Powell all

have very similar eyes. This is most
likely to be inherited.
Abe Mona
Although Abe is old, he, Homer, and
Herb share very similar face shapes.
This is probably inherited.

Abe and Homer appear to be

overweight. Mona and Herb are not,
so this is probably caused by
environmental factors.
Homer Herb Powell
The Simpson Children

Which characteristics do the children

share with their parents?

All three children have the same ear

shape as Homer. This is an
inherited characteristic.

Marge, Bart, and Lisa all have a

similar shaped mouth, which is likely
to be an inherited characteristic.

Lisa is very intelligent and good at

schoolwork. Bart is less intelligent,
and often in trouble at school.

Bart probably inherits his personality

from Homer, and Lisa inherits these
characteristics from Marge.
The Simpson Children

All three children have spiky yellow

hair. Where is this inherited from?

Not Marge.

What about Homer?

Don’t know, because he is bald.

BUT, look at Grandpa Simpson:

 Remember the Bouviers…

We do not know anything about Mr

Bouvier, Marge’s father.

What do you think he looks like?

Mr Bouvier
Jackie

Patty & Selma

Marge
 Who are these characters?

All these characters are related to

some of the characters we have
looked at today.

Who might they be? How can you

tell who they are related to?
This is Abbie, Homer’s half-sister.

This is Cyrus Simpson. Abe’s brother.

This is Gladys Bouvier. She is

Marge and Patty & Selma’s aunt