Reteach - Genetics and Genetic Variation

Which of the following describes heredity?

• A tiger teaching its young how to hunt

• A tree making food by photosynthesis

• Bacteria dividing into to make a new bacteria

• An animal eating a plant

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Penguins live in the Antarctic, which of the following is an adaptation that allows the penguin to survive the very cold region?

• Swimming under water

• Black and White body color

• Extra fatty layer for warmth

• Little wings

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Due to climatic change the turtles who lay their eggs close to shore will not hatch. Which of the following are true.

• Near shore turtles will survive more than far shore turtles

• Far shore turtles will survive more than near shore turtles

• All turtles will survive about the same

• None of the above is true

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Fire ants which are not native to Texas will aggressively attack bird's eggs that have a nest on the ground. Which is most likely to happen due to the fire ants arrival to Texas?

• Tree nesting bird population will decrease

• Tree nesting bird population will increase

• Ground nesting bird population will increase

• Ground nesting bird population will decrease

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What advantage do organisms that reproduce sexually have or organisms that reproduce asexually?

• Organisms that reproduce sexually can reproduce faster

• Organisms that reproduce sexually don't need a mate

• Organisms that reproduce sexually have a better chance of survival if the environment changes

• Organisms that reproduce sexually are exactly like their parents.

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If global climate changed to no snow where the snowshoe hare lives, what will probably happen to the snowshoe hare's fur color in the winter (after several generations)?

• The fur will stay white

• The fur will be brown all year

• The snowshoe hare will not be affected at all

• The fur will be light brown.

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The purpose of placing a celery stalk in water with food coloring added to the water is

• it will show how water is pulled up the xylem tissue

• it will show how water is pulled up the phloem tissue

• it will show how a celery stalk loses turgor pressure

• it shows nothing

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Sexual reproduction happens in

• plants only

• animals only

• some plants and animals

• only in one celled organisms

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___________ reproduction happens when sex cells from both parents join.

• Asexual

• Sexual

• Binary fission

• Budding

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Amoebas, hydras, and yeast reproduce asexually so

• offspring is exactly like their parents

• offspring is not like either parent

• offspring take a long time to be born

• offspring will survive if something wipes their parent out

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