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TT and tt is an example of traits that are
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Dominant
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Genetic material in a cell that stores/transmits genetic info from one generation to the next.
nucleus
mitochondria
cells
DNA
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Which of the flowers reproductive parts are male?
petals
stigma
Ovule
stamen
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Humans selecting for particular traits.
Artificial Selection
Mutation
Natural selection
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When an organism has two different alleles for the same trait it is called
Genotype
phenotype
heterozygous
homozygous
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The genotype is
The genetic make up of an organism
influenced mostly by the maternal side.
The physical characteristics of an organism
influenced mostly by the paternal side.
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There were 8/10 students with blue eyes and 2 with brown. This is an example of
Cloning
sexual reproduction
Variation
Traits
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Find the average width of the three rice grains (12 mm, 10 mm and 8 mm)?
10 cm
30 mm
30
10 mm
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Strands of genetic material in the cell that contain info that codes for traits of an organism.
chromosomes
Genes
DNA
cytoplasm
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Which parts are part of the female reproductive parts of a plant?
Carpel (pistil)
pollen
Anther
sepals
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When a pollen is transported from a male part of one plant to the female part of another.
fertilization
self-pollination
cross pollination
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Which allele is dominant in the gene combination Gg?
g
G
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The passing of traits from one generation to the next.
offspring
Sexual reproduction
fertilization
Inheritance
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The process by which individuals produce offspring with genetic traits from both parents.
asexual reproduction
budding
sexual reproduction
cloning
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Mutation
Cell division of sex cells.
Changes to the way cells divide.
Cell division of body cells.
Changes to the genetic material of an organism.
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A phenotype is
Hh
The physical characteristics of an organism
Gg
The genetic make up of an organism
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A population that is low and at risk of becoming extinct.
Evolution
Threatened
Extinct
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When the male part of the plant pollinates the female part of the same plant.
cross-pollination
self-pollination
fertilization
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An example of an inherited trait is
Intelligence
Attached ear lobes
eye color
Being a great soccer player.
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The environment removes organisms with traits that do not help survival and reproduction.
Genetically Modified Organisms
Threatened
Artificial selection
Selective Pressure
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Fusion of the cell that contains the male traits with the cell that contains the female traits.
Fertilization
Meiosis
Cell division
Mitosis
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What is a characteristic of an individual that can be passed to the next generation?
A trait
A gene
DNA
and egg
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Rice plants use which type of pollination?
cross-pollination
self-pollination
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What is variation?
The number of traits of an individual.
A genetic disorder.
The differences among individuals of a group.
Cellular reproduction
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The descendants of a person, animal or plant
sperm
eye color
parent
offspring
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Which method of pollination will generate more diversity?
cross-pollination
self-pollination
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Which allele is recessive in the gene combination Hh?
H
h
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The duplication and splitting apart of chromosomes during cellular division
Mitosis
Meiosis
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The following is an example of a genotype
Green eyes
brown hair
GG
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The complete set of genes for an organism
Genome
nucleic acid
Variation
mutation
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The change in the frequencies of genes in a population over time.
Evolution
Mitosis
Mutation
Variation
