Heredity

Heredity

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS.HS-LS3-1, CCSS.RF.5.3A, NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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Standards-aligned

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Codi Burris

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
predators to prey
water to rain
parents to offspring
fungi to protists

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.
dominant traits
ratio
phenotype
genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why did Mendel choose to study pea plants in order to learn how traits are passed from parent to offspring?
Pea plants grow quickly
Pea plants are ultraviolet
Pea plants are rare and expensive
Pea plants are take years to grow

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________
recessive trait
aggressive trait
absent trait
dominant trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

_____________________ is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks
phenotype
ratio
recessive trait
heredity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents
Mendel Grid
Genetic Tic Tac Toe
Punnett Square
Pedigree Plot

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a recessive allele?
A trait that is always shown (capital letter)
A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)
Alleles that are the same
Alleles that are different

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