Genetics Review
Authored by Nalini Khurana
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
A kitten was born with black fur and green eyes. The fur and eye color of its parents are shown in the picture. Which statement helps explain why the kitten has black fur?
Chromosomes present on the genes code for the characteristics of its fur.
Genetic mutations always cause the fur color and eye color to change.
Offspring receive genetic information from both parents.
Gene expression is changed in every generation, resulting in evolution.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Animals and green plants are similar in that they
both carry out heterotrophic nutrition
all produce offspring by asexual reproduction
both use DNA to transmit hereditary information to offspring
all require oxygen to carry out photosynthesis
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which type of characteristics can be inherited?
Those controlled by genes
Those caused by accidents
Those produced by exercise
Those produced by diet
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Mendel’s early work with pea plants demonstrated a significant genetic discovery. The crossing of homozygous tall pea plants with homozygous short pea plants always resulted in tall plants and demonstrated that tallness in pea plants is a trait that is —
blended
dominant
mutated
recessive
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Most of the hereditary information within the cell is carried in the —
ribosomes
vacuoles
chromosomes
Golgi bodies
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of these is due entirely to inheritance in humans?
Reading skill
Eye color
Endurance
Broken bones
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
DNA is essential to living organisms because it —
carries the genetic code
is a spiral helix
can prevent diseases
can break apart
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NGSS.HS-LS1-1
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