SSA Review (Heredity & Reproduction: Big Idea 16)

The gene for curled ears (C) is dominant over the gene for straight ears (c). The picture shows a cat with curled ears (Cc) and a cat with straight ears (cc). What percent of the offspring are expected to have curled ears as a result of a cross between the cats shown?

• 100

• 75

• 50

• 25

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The diagram shows the location of genes for three specific traits of a fly. A fly inherits the genotypes Aa, BB, and cc. Which of the following traits will this organism express?

• short appendages on its head, normal wings, and brown eyes

• long appendages on its head, normal wings, and brown eyes

• long appendages on its head, vestigial wings, and red eyes

• short appendages on its head, normal wings, and red eyes

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A flamingo parent passes traits such as its hooked bill to its offspring. Through which of the following processes does this passage of genetic instructions from parents to offspring occur?

• heredity

• extinction

• natural selection

• genetic engineering

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Spider plants, like the one shown, produce new plants at the ends of stems that grow from buds on the parent plant. Which of the following describes the process by which the new plants form?

• asexual reproduction by meiosis

• asexual reproduction by mitosis

• sexual reproduction by meiosis

• sexual reproduction by mitosis

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A beagle puppy has long ears, like its parents. Which of the following best describes how traits such as long ears are passed from one generation of dogs to the next?

• The puppy inherits genes from its parents and possesses all ofthe traits of both parents.

• The puppy inherits one gene from each parent, and each gene contains information for half of the puppy's traits.

• The puppy inherits pairs of genes from its parents, and these gene pairs determine the traits the puppy will possess.

• The puppy inherits pairs of genes from each parent, and these genes contain chromosomes that determine the puppy's traits.

Potato plants can reproduce asexually. Which of the following is part oi asexual reproduction in potato plants?

• bud

• egg

• pollen

• seed

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The Punnett square shows a cross between two pea plants. The gene for green pods (G) is dominant over the gene for yellow pods (g). What percentage of plants produced by the cross shown are expected to have yellow pods?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

An alligator needs a mate in order to produce offspring. Which of the following best describes the process by which alligators produce offspring?

• asexual reproduction by meiosis

• asexual reproduction by mitosis

• sexual reproduction by meiosis

• sexual reproduction by mitosis

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The inherited traits of a whale include the ability to swim and reproduce. Which of the following statements best describes these traits of a whale?

• The traits are controlled by the whale's eggs or sperm in its

  reproductive system.

• The traits are controlled by the chromosomes located inside the

  whale's genes.

• The traits are controlled by genetic instructions called reproductive organs.

• The traits are controlled by genes located on the whale's chromosomes.

Two rabbits, one with white hair and one with black hair, produce an offspring. The diagram below shows the rabbit parents and offspring. In rabbits, black hair (B) is a dominant trait, while white hair (b) is a recessive trait. Which of the following statements best explains the young rabbit's hair color?

• The young rabbit inherited at least one allele for black hair from one of its parents.

• The young rabbit inherited at least two alleles for white hair from one of its parents.

• The young rabbit inherited at least two alleles for black hair, one from each of its parents.

• The young rabbit inherited at least two alleles for white hair, one from each of its parents.

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