Unit 5 Test Review

A section of our DNA that codes for a specific trait is called a _______.

• Environmental Factor

• Genetic Factor

• Gene

• Chromosome

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TRUE or FALSE: Both genetics and environment are responsible for making you who you are.

• True

• False

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When measuring the impact of the environment on organisms, you need to make sure the ___________ are the same.

• Genetics

• Environments

• Nutrients

• Stressors

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When measuring the impact of genetics on organisms, you need to make sure the ___________ is the same.

• Genetic Information

• Environment

• Nutrition

• Stress

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Although identical twins inherit exact copies of the same genes, the twins may look and act differently from each other because:

• a mutation took place in the gametes that produced the twins

• the expression of genes may be modified by environmental factors

• the expression of genes may be different in males and females

• a mutation took place in the zygotes that produced the twins

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Foals (baby horses) are referred to as a horses' _____________.

• environment

• genetics

• trait

• offspring

Two rose plants were placed into the same greenhouse, receiving the exact amount of sunlight, water and nutrients within the soil. If one plant grew taller than the other, this would most likely be the result of:

• environmental factors

• the number of insects in the greenhouse

• nutrition

• genetics of each plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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