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1
_________ are strands of DNA that have been tightly coiled. (We called them butterflies or X's.)
Traits
Chromosomes
Genes
DNA
2
Why cant acquired traits be passed on to offspring?
They are to complex
They are only the phenotype
They can not change DNA
They disappear in the next generation
3
What is the primary function of flowers in plant reproduction?
To smell bad
To make seeds
To get people sick
To kill bees
4
Which part of the plant is responsible for producing pollen?
The roots
The flower
The stem
The leaf
5
What is the primary purpose of mitosis in multicellular organisms?
To heal and grow
To fight off germs
To produce gametes
To produce energy
6
Genetic traits are passed from ________ to ________.
Parents to Offspring
Parents to Grandparents
Offspring to parents
Offspring to Offspring
7
A ________ is a part of a chromosome that is inherited from the parent(s).
Bacteria
Trait
Cell
Virus
8
Alleles come in pairs. A lettered allele pair is called the ________.
Haploid
DNA
Phenotype
Genotype
9
Humans have ____ chromosomes.
100
1000
46
23
10
What is a gamete in biological terms?
A haploid Reproductive cell
A cell that heals the body
A cell that makes a plant taller
A cell that transports nutrients
11
Which of the following is an example of a genetic mutation?
A scar
A broken bone
A sunburn
A change in eye color
12
What is an allele?
Is a variation of a gene
Is an element
Is located outside of the cell
Is different types of cells
13
A plant growing taller in response to limited sunlight after it was born is an example of:
Inherited Trait
Acquired trait
Diploid
Interphase
14
What is the definition of a haploid cell?
It has half of the chromosomes
It has half of the traits
It has half of the snacks
It has half of the nucleus
15
What is a key difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?
Asexual has one parent and sexual has two
Asexual has no parents and sexual has two
Asexual has one parent and sexual has none
Asexual has two parents and sexual has three
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How would you define a diploid cell?
It has all of the cells
It has all of the snacks
It has all of the chromosomes
It has all of the mitosis
17
In which process do plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen?
Photosynthesis
Photograph
Prophase
Anaphase
18
What is the primary function of DNA in living organisms?
To contain genetic information
IDK
To make cells
To be annoyingly long and difficult to understand
19
Which of the following best describes a heterozygous genotype?
Has 2 of the same alleles
Has 3 different alleles
Has no alleles
Has 2 different alleles
20
In genetics, what is the term for the physical traits of an organism?
Philosopher
Genotype
Prophase
Phenotype
21
When it is born a Venus flytrap catches insects for nutrition. This adaptation is an example of:
Meiosis
Haploid
Inherited Trait
Acquired Trait
22
Traits can be inherited or influenced by ______ factors, like the sun.
Elastic
Mutation
Environmental
Genetic
23
What is the most important part of meiosis?
The cells dividing
The interphase
The mixing of alleles
The cytoplasm
24
________ are changes in genetic material.
Genes
Mutations
Biology
Variations
25
In genetics, what is the term for a segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait?
Variation
chromosome
Haploid
Gene
26
What does it mean if an organism is homozygous for a particular gene?
It has no alleles
It has 3 of the same alleles
It has two different alleles
It has two of the same alleles
27
Differences in traits are called _________ and explain why siblings don't look exactly alike.
Variations
Mutations
Evolution
Traits
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___________ is the genetic material found in cells that contain the code of life, usually called DNA.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Daily News Approach
Data Neural Analytics
A mutation
