Genetics Review

What is the basic unit of life?

• Cell

• Mutation

• Chromosomes

• Protein

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is a threadlike structure made of genes?

• Gene

• Variants

• Trait

• Chromosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What molecule contains genetic info that makes up genes?

• Protein

• DNA

• Gene

• Trait

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait/characteristic.

• Protein

• Variants

• Gene

• Trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A characteristic that gets passed from parent to child.

• DNA

• Gene

• Trait

• Protein

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Different forms or versions of something.

• Mutation

• Protein

• Variants

• Amino acid

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Where is our DNA found?

• Nucleus of the cell

• Cell wall

• Mitochondria

• Golgi body

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which is the correct path from simplest to most complex?

• Gene-Chromosome-DNA-Protein-Trait

• DNA-Gene-Chromosome-Protein-Trait

• Chromosome-Gene-DNA-Trait-Protein

• Gene-DNA-Chromosome-Trait-Protein

What is heredity?

• A rock band

• How we inherit money from family

• The passing on of traits/characteristics from parent to kid

• A video game

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Siblings get the exact same genes from each parent.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2