Traits Chapter 2

In the family tree, the mom is a purple flower with proteins 2 and 3

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Variation is...

• Any difference in traits between individual organisms.

• A random mutation to one of an organisms genes.

• When an organism makes two different proteins for a feature.

• When you are able to change the gene versions in the Sim.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

All puppies in this family have either black and yellow fur. In the this family, the feature is fur color and the trait is black or yellow fur.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

All spiders have a body color, and some have different colors, for example yellow or brown body color. In this example, the feature is the different colors (yellow body color or brown body color) and the trait is body color.

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

_______ are the instructions for making protein molecules.

• Genes

• Traits

• Variations

• Features

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What feature is highlighted in the family tree?

• size of flower petal

• purple flowers

• flower color

• proteins

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Gene version that are different are ____.

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• wrong

• mutations

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Gene version that are the same are ____.

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• from the same parent

• mutations

In this family tree, which proteins does the dad have?

• two and three

• none, so he isn't purple

• one and two

• one and three

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An organism has two copies of a ____ for each feature

• gene

• trait

• cell

• variation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1