Genetics

Blood is mostly made of two types of cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of the body. White blood cells protect the body from disease using a variety of methods. Blood is best classified as a

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organ System

• Organism

Which part of the cell holds genetic material that determines hair color?

• 4

• 3

• 1 DNA

• 1 Nucleus

• 2

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Which of the following lists these levels in the correct order of organization from the simplest to the most complex?

• Organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

• Organs, organ systems, organisms, cells, tissues

• Tissues, cells, organs, organisms, organ systems

• Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms

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Which of the following is NOT an example of heredity?

• Bacteria reproduce asexually to create cells identical to the parent cell

• A boy who is 5 feet, 10 inches is taller than his father who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall

• A red geranium plant is bred with a white geranium plant which produces a pink geranium.

• Parent showing survival skills to offspring.

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Which of these cell components are involved in determining the physical characteristics of the dogs?

• Vacuoles, genes, and chromosomes

• Nucleus, chromosomes, and vacuoles

• Cytoplasm, genes, and chloroplasts

• Genes, chromosomes, and nucleus

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What characteristic described is an inherited trait?

• Short hair

• Deafness

• Brown eyes

• Finger spelling

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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Sally noticed that she looks very similar to her grandparents. What part of her cells makes her similar to her grandparents?

• They have similar endoplasmic reticulum

• They have similar chloroplasts

• They have similar ribosomes

• They have similar chromosomes

What is a genotype?

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What is a phenotye?

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Make a list in order from largest to smallest of the 4 cell parts

• Nucleus, Chromosomes, DNA, Genes

• Nucleus, Chromosomes, Genes, DNA

• Dna, Genes, Chromosomes, Nucleus

• Chromosomes, DNA, Genes, Nucles

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