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Heredity Vocab Quiz

Authored by Marc Patton

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

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Heredity Vocab Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the definition - 'Traits that are passed from parents to offspring'

Learned traits

Inherited traits

Characteristics

Allele

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A __________________ is visible when 'an allele is hidden whenever a dominant allele is present'.

Weak trait

dominant trait

recessive trait

Learned trait

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Phenotypes are...

Description of an offspring's physical traits

Alleles or letters representing an offspring's physical trait

Two of the same type of allele (dom, dom or rec, rec)

Two different types of alleles (dom, rec)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Homozygous dominant genotypes relate to

Two of the same types of alleles (dom, dom)

Two of the same types of alleles (rec, rec)

Two different types of alleles (dom, rec)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Heterozygous genotypes relate to

Two of the same types of alleles (dom, dom)

Two of the same types of alleles (rec, rec)

Two different types of alleles (dom, rec)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

First scientist to study how traits are passed from parent to offspring is...

Albert Eistein

Steven Hawkins

Neil D. Tyson

Gregor Mendel

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Genotypes are...

Description of an offspring's physical traits

Alleles or letters representing an offspring's physical trait

Two of the same type of allele (dom, dom or rec, rec)

Two different types of alleles (dom, rec)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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