Genetics and Heredity

The study of genetic material in the nucleus is

• Heredity

• Inherited Trait

• Genetics

• DNA

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An example of an inherited trait from a parent would be

• Good handwriting

• Blue eyes

• Good swimmer

• Good singer

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Uniform offspring will have what type of genetic material?

• Identical to the parent

• Combination of two parents

• Half the DNA of the parents

• No genetic material will be passed on

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Which of the following characteristics occur with sexual reproduction?

• Prokaryotic, Diverse Offspring, Unicellular

• Eukaryotic, Uniform Offspring, Multicellular

• Prokaryotic, Uniform Offspring, Unicellular

• Eukaryotic, Diverse Offspring, Multicellular

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What is the correct sequence of genetic material in the cell?

• nucleus, vacuole, DNA, chromosome

• DNA, chromosome, gene, cell

• nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene

• gene, nucleus, chloroplast, cell

The passing of traits from one generation to another best defines

• heredity

• genetics

• chromosomes

• DNA

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A litter of kittens all have similar physical characteristics, but are not identical. This is best describes

• Uniform offspring

• Regeneration

• Diverse offspring

• Budding

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Which of the following are examples of asexual reproduction?

• Budding

• Regeneration

• Binary Fission

• All of the above

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What we know about genetics is based on the work of

• Gregor Mendel

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Elon Musk

A tool used to help with the identification of organisms using physical features is called a

• Microscope

• Dichotomous Key

• Periodic Table

• Beaker