LS3-2 Inheritance Quiz

The molecule that carries the code that is the code for how a living thing grows and functions.

• Gene

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Allele

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Variations of an inherited trait are called...

• Gene

• Characteristic

• Allele

• Chromosome

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A piece of DNA that carries the code for the growth and function of a specific organism.

• Chromosome

• Allele

• DNA

• Gene

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A part of a chromosome that contains the code for a specific trait.

• Allele

• Trait

• Gene

• Chromosome

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Strawberry plants spread by sending out shoots called runners. The runners can break off from the parent plant, forming separate plants. This is an example of which kind of reproduction?

• Budding

• Propagation

• Sexual

• Asexual

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Pollen one of the reproductive cells produced by plants. Flowers take advantage of insects like honeybees to carry their reproductive cells from one flower to another. This is one example of...

• Sexual reproduction

• Propagation

• Asexual reproduction

• Regeneration

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What type of reproduction results in the greatest diversity within a species?

• Budding

• Mitosis

• Sexual

• Cloning

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Which of the following statements are true?

• As a puppy grows into an adult dog its cells undergo asexual reproduction.

• Puppies are the product of sexual reproduction

• Dogs must undergo both sexual and asexual reproduction in order to grow and produce offspring.

• Puppies sprout from cabbage patches.

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Which statement is true about asexual reproduction?

• It results in great diversity

• It results in faster reproduction of a species.

• A single organism will only produce a small number of offspring.

• It requires an exchange of genetic material between different organisms.

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Which statement is true about identical twins?

• Like all human beings, they have unique genetic codes.

• Environmental factors may make them have different physical features.

• They can be different sexes.

• They are always the same height and weight.

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