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Heredity and Reproduction

Authored by Nicolette Demartino

Science

8th Grade

45 Questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which characteristic is true of sexual reproduction but not of asexual reproduction?

Produces new individuals

Produces diverse offspring

Involves a form of cell division

Involves one parent

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are chromosomes made of?

cells

DNA

nucleus

traits

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Appalachian shoestring fern reproduces asexually. What can be concluded about the offspring of this fern? The genetic material of the offspring of the Appalachian shoestring fern -

varies greatly from one generation to the next.

is different for each individual offspring.

could never be predicted with any reliability.

is identical to that of the parent plant.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Heredity is best described as the -

passage of genetic information from one generation to the next.

movement of nutrients through the digestive system.

creation of new blood cells to replace old blood cells.

removal of waste products from processes within each cell.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Recessive genes are expressed under which of the following conditions?

In green plants that reproduce through seeds.

Every time they are found in an organism.

Only in the absence of dominant genes for the same trait.

When asexual organisms produce a pair of offspring.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Four puppies have different hair color than the mother, which is responsible for the variety of hair color?

asexual reproduction
binary fission
regeneration
sexual reproduction

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During asexual reproduction in one celled algae, a single algae become two new algae. The genetic material in each of the daughter cells is usually -

half the number of genes

totally different from the parent cell

the same number of genes

twice the number of genes

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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