Inheritance and Genetic Variation

Inheritance and Genetic Variation

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Inheritance and Genetic Variation

Inheritance and Genetic Variation

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Melissa Thorpe

Used 1K+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What are chromosomes?

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

Different versions of a gene.

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What are alleles?

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

Different versions of a gene.

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is a gene?

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

Different versions of a gene.

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is an inherited trait?

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

Different versions of a gene.

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is genetic variation?

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

Different versions of a gene.

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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The offspring of asexually reproducing organisms have genes that are ____________ to that of their parent.

different

same

dominant

recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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The offspring of sexually reproducing organisms have genes that are _____________ from that of their parents.

different

same

dominant

recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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