Traits and Reproduction Review

What is heterozygous?

• Having gene versions that are different

• Having gene versions that are the same

What is homozygous?

• Having gene versions that are the same

• Having gene versions that are different

What is a gene?

• a characteristic that all members of a species have

• an instruction for making a protein molecule

What does Inherit mean?

• To receive genes from a parent

• A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait

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What does offspring mean:

• an organism produced as a result of reproduction

• An organism that is not produced as a result of reproduction

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Allele: a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule.

• True

• False

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What does fertilization mean:

• When male (Egg) and Female (Sperm) cell combine to create an offspring.

• when a Male (Sperm) and a Female (Egg) reproductive cell combine to create an offspring

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Function is how something works.

• True

• False

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Scientific argument is not a claim supported by evidence

• True

• False

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What is Sexual Reproduction?

• the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring

• The process in which one parent uses their genes to create offspring.

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