Heredity

Heredity

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS3-2, MS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-1

+1

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

Back

parents to offspring

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.

Back

genetics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did Mendel choose to study pea plants to learn how traits are passed from parent to offspring?

Back

Pea plants grow quickly

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________

Back

dominant trait

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks?

Back

phenotype

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents

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Back

Punnett Square

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a recessive allele?

Back

A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)

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