Traits and Reproduction - Ch1-2 Vocabulary Quiz - Crowner

A characteristic that all members of a species have.

• function

• feature

• gene

• structure

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How something works.

• function

• feature

• gene

• structure

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

An instruction for making a protein molecule.

• function

• feature

• gene

• structure

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

The way something is shaped or constructed.

• feature

• function

• gene

• structure

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule.

• gene version

• protein molecule

• trait

• Tuberculosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms.

• gene version

• protein molecule

• trait

• floppy ear cat

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

A specific characteristic of an individual organism.

• gene version

• protein molecule

• trait

• hemophilia

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Having gene versions that are different.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• mutation

• variation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Having gene versions that are the same.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• mutation

• variation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• mutation

• variation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2