Sex Linked Traits

Sex Linked Traits

9th Grade

21 Qs

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Sex-linked traits

Sex-linked traits

9th Grade

20 Qs

Sex Linked Traits

Sex Linked Traits

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th Grade

Medium

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Penny Antkowiak

Used 582+ times

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sex of a child is determined by
whether the father's sperm contains an x or y chromosome
whether the mother's egg contains an x or y chromosome
the age of the parents

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An individual's sex is determined by 
1 of 23 chromosomes
2 of 46 chromosomes
4 of 92 chromosomes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the gene for a disease or disorder more likely to be found on the X chromosome than Y?
The X chromosome has many more genes
The Y chromosome has many more genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Males are more likely to suffer from a sex-linked disease or disorder because
males are the weaker sex
males have less DNA
males have 1 X chromosome, so the disorder is more likely to be expressed

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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When we say that a woman is a carrier for a genetic disease or disorder it means that
she has 1 gene, but not the disorder
she has 2 genes for the disorder
she can pass the gene only to male children
she can pass the gene only to female children

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why are men 16 times more likely to be color-blind than women?
to be color-blind, you must have a Y chromosome
to be color-blind, all of your X chromosomes must have the gene
color-blindness is caused by testosterone
color-blindness is caused by the same gene as baldness

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be 
sex-linked trait
polygenic trait
codominant trait
incomplete dominance trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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