SB2b. Genetic Variation

Which process is shown in the image?

• crossing over

• independent assortment

• segregation

• mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

During which phase of meiosis does the process shown in the image occur?

• Prophase I

• Anaphase I

• Metaphase I

• Telophase I

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The offspring from asexually reproduced organisms are?

• Different than their parents
• Identical to parents
• Like a combination from both parents
• A different species

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -

• identical to only one parent
• identical to all of its siblings
• a unique combination of traits
• the recessive traits of each parent

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Prokaryotes (bacteria) reproduce asexually via -

• spore formation
• bud creation
• vegetative propagation
• binary fission

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

When comparing the offspring of sexually and asexually reproducing organisms, we would expect the genetic material (DNA) of the sexually reproducing organism to -

• contain fewer mutations
• be lesser in quantity
• be simpler overall
• show more variation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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DNA is often considered the "______________" of life.

• Blueprint
• Mistake
• Swimming Pool
• Smelly Cheese

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Change in a gene or chromosome

• evolution
• variation
• mutation
• adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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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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NGSS.MS-LS3-2