Genetics Test Review

Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of

• Ribosomes

• DNA

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

Sections of DNA that have instructions for a specific trait are called _______________

• Blueprints

• Genes

• Heterozygous

• Fragments

Chromosomes are

• Found in the mitochondria

• Made of 20 pairs

• Long strands of DNA that contain many genes

• Bundles of DNA that contain only one gene each

True or false: Mutations only harm chances of survival:

• True

• False

Traits that are passed from parents to offspring are always

• Recessive

• Inherited

• Dominant

• Heterozygous

The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next is known as

• Alleles

• Ancestry

• Heredity

• Variation

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

• Pea Plant
• Pigeons
• Pear trees
• Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is an inherited trait?

• a trait that you recieve from your parent
• Ice Cream Cone
• Gatorade
• the change of an animal

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is an acquired trait?

• going to walmart
• shopping at Target
• a trait that you get during your lifetime
• something cool

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine