Genetics and Fun 4/16

Question 1

One of the best ways to protect yourself against Covid-19 is to wash your hands for 20 seconds.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

What biological evidence of spring have you witnessed outside?

Accepted Answer

Trees budding, Daffodils blooming, Tulips blossoming, Fat robins

Question 3

Segments of DNA that give instructions for making certain characteristics are known as:

Accepted Answer

genes

Question 4

What is corona?

Accepted Answer

A viral infection

Question 5

From where do humans inherit their genes?

Accepted Answer

both parents

Question 6

What is your favorite thing to do while social distancing?

Accepted Answer

Talk virtually to friends, Read a book, Watch Netflix, Do a puzzle

Question 7

What is the probability that a child will be female?

Accepted Answer

50 %

Question 8

How many chromosome pairs do humans have?

Accepted Answer

23

Question 9

About how long does it take for one of your cells to completely copy its DNA?

Accepted Answer

1 hour

Question 10

True or false: Covid-19 symptoms will show up after 24 hours

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

What are the symptoms of covid-19?

Accepted Answer

Nasal congestion, Dry cough, Fever, Tiredness

Question 12

What term describes the passing of genetic material from parents to offspring?

Accepted Answer

heredity

Question 13

While studying heredity, Mendel looked at 7 different features of which kind of plant?

Accepted Answer

peas

Question 14

Which term describes a feature that is found in different forms within a population?

Accepted Answer

characteristics

Question 15

What hours can you get lunch at West High?

Accepted Answer

11am-1pm

Question 16

What monk made the first major contribution to the study of heredity?

Accepted Answer

Gregor Mendel

Question 17

T/F: Scientists believe blue-eyed people came from a single ancestor whose gene mutated.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 18

What term is used to distinguish the different forms of characteristics?

Accepted Answer

trait

Question 19

If a person's total DNA were laid in a straight line, how far would it stretch?

Accepted Answer

1.5 times the diameter of the solar system

Question 20

T/F: Alleles are the different versions of genes responsible for hereditary variations.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

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