Genetics Vocab
Authored by Alyson Loudermilk
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Changing the structure of a gene caused by deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.
Trait
Mutation
Gene Therapy
Genetic engineering
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Made up of segments of DNA and are passed from parent to child.
Protein
Trait
Genome
Gene
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The membrane-enclosed organelle within a cell that contains the chromosomes
Ribosome
Nucleus
DNA
Mitochondria
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Form a double helix carrying genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth and reproduction of all known organisms.
Chromosome
Nucleus
DNA
Gene
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Molecules that carry out many functions in cells and are made up of smaller parts called amino acids. They also have functions that affect the organism’s traits
Adanine
Protein
Cytosine
Thymine
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
NGSS.HS-LS1-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
An organism's observable characteristics.
Traits
Gene
phenotype
genotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The backbone of DNA is made up of
Deoxyribose Sugars and Phosphates
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
protein and sugar
Gummy bears and Twizzlers
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