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ACTIVITY 2: SURVEY OF HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

Each learner has to use the personal data card to do this activity.

PERSONAL DATA CARD

Name: _______________________

Gender: M / F (make a tick)

Traits/characteristic Nature Tick Nature Tick

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Earlobes Attached Unattached
Tongue Rolled Unrolled
Tooth gap Present Absent
Little finger Straight Bent
Widow’s peak Present Absent
Eye colour Blue Not blue
Face Round Long
Second toe Longer than big toe Shorter than big toe
Lips Thick Thin
Hand Right handed Left handed
Head hair Dark Blonde
Nose Narrow Wide

Activity 3: Use the table below to answer this activity. Your educator will assign
three different traits to your group.

1. Make a tick alongside the trait that is relevant to you.

2. Match with other group members responses.
3. Fill the table below
4. Calculate the percentage of individuals with each of the three identified
traits from all different groups
Use this formula:
PERCENTAGE = number of individuals with the trait x 100
Total number of individuals
5. Draw a bar/pie graph to show the percentage of each of these traits.
6. Which trait is most common among the individuals?
7. Which trait is least common among the individuals?
8. From the list of traits supplied which are dominant and recessive traits?

Nature of trait No. of those with Total no. of those % of individuals

this trait with this trait who have the trait

Developed by KZN Curriculum directorate 2008

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Developed by KZN Curriculum directorate 2008