Life Science Quiz

The passing of physical characteristics, or traits, from parent to offspring.

• Asexual Reproduction

• Dominant allele

• Heredity

• Recessive allele

A trait you get genetically from your parents.

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

• heredity

• chromosomes

Widow's peak is a human trait that is an example of a(n)

• sex linked gene

• mutation

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

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Which of the following is an example of an acquired trait?

• height

• dimples

• muscle size

• tasting PTC

DNA is located in the ___________ of a cell.

• cell wall

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

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What is a gene?

• An entire chromosome that  codes for a trait
• a piece of clothing
• a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
• Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait

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A trait that is always hidden when the dominant allele is present.

• Phenotype

• Recessive allele

• Genotype

• Heredity

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A trait that always shows up when the allele is present.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• allele

• Dominant allele

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The different forms of a gene.

• Genes

• Allele

• Phenotype

• Pedigree

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Each organism has 2 alleles for a particular trait. Where do these two alleles come from?

• One from each parent

• Both from one parent

• blood cells

• The kidney

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