Heredity Test Review

Heredity is the passing of traits from ______ to ______

• predators to prey

• water to rain

• parents to offspring

• fungi to protists

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__________ is the study of how traits are passed on or inherited.

• dominant traits

• ratio

• phenotype

• genetics

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If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain ____ from their parents.

• ratio

• trait

• probability

• chromosome

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You get your genes from:

• Uncle

• Aunt

• Parents

• Siblings

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Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic.

• heredity

• gene

• allele

• genotype

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Different versions of a gene

• heredity

• gene

• allele

• chromosome

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Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?

• In order for genetic information to be transferred to daughter cells.

• In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.

• In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.

• In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.

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After mitosis and cytokinesis, one cell becomes...

• four identical cells

• two genetically different cells

• two genetically identical cells

• four genetically different cells

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Crossing Over increases:

• life span

• genetic variation

• the number of offspring

• all are true

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Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

• mitosis, gametes

• mitosis, body cells

• meiosis, gametes

• meiosis, body cells

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