Mendel genetics quiz
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9th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When scientists study genetics, what are they focusing on?
glycolysis
proteins that are inhibitors
structure of DNA
biological inheritance
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens during fertilization?
male and female cells join to produce a new cell
cells form identical copies of themselves
cells mutate to form genetic variations
female cells form eggs
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a genetic trait?
time
temperature
eye color
diet
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a genetic hybrid?
an albino giraffe
a mule
a hairless cat
a four-leaf clover
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are characteristics determined by factors passed from one parental generation to the next?
hybrids
DNA
chromosomes
genes
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT an allele of a pea plant?
dry or wet soil
round or wrinkled seeds
purple or white flowers
green or yellow seed pods
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Mendel's Principle of Dominance describe?
How larger animals will pass on characteristics more than small ones will
How the characteristics of one allele can be dominant over another
Why hybrids are often infertile
Why one species can drive another species out of a habitat
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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