Quiz about Heredity and Genetics

Question 1

Inherited physical characteristics are called:

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traits

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genes

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DNA

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heredity

Question 2

Small sections of DNA that control the traits of an organism

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genes

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DNA

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traits

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heredity

Question 3

Carries the chemical code that tells cells what to do

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DNA

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genes

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traits

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heredity

Question 4

The passing of traits from parent to offspring is called

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heredity

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genes

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DNA

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traits

Question 5

Who is considered the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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Isaac Newton

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Charles Darwin

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Watson and Crick

Question 6

To _____________ is to receive something from someone.

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inherit

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steal

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hair color

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Mendel

Question 7

The study of how traits are inherited is called

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genetics

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allele

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dominant genes

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recessive gene

Question 8

A trait that is always seen or expressed

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dominant genes

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allele

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genetics

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recessive gene

Question 9

A trait that is hidden

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recessive gene

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allele

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dominant genes

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genetics

Question 10

Two versions of the same trait caused by genes that come from two different parents.

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allele

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dominant genes

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genetics

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recessive gene

Question 11

What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?

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Pea plants

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Pigeons

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Pear trees

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Photosynthesis

Question 12

What happened to the green trait in Mendel's pea plants?

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It was hidden by the dominant yellow gene

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It disappeared

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The pea plants produced 50% less green seeds

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Nothing happened to the green gene

Question 13

What did Mendel call the two kinds of traits exhibited by the pea plants (one coming from the father, one from the mother)?

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Alleles

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Genesis

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Elective traits

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Quadrants

Question 14

What do we call the table used to determine the traits

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Punnett square

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Venn diagram

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Golden ratio

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Fibonacci sequence

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