5D. Genetics and Heredity Quizizz

What are traits?

• Characteristics that make each person unique

• The passing of traits from parents to offspring

• The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring

• The physical appearance of a trait

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Why do offspring look like their parents?

• Because traits are determined by mixing paint colors

• Because traits are determined randomly

• Because of genetics and the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• Because traits are determined by environmental factors

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

• Gregor Mendel

• Reginald Crundall Punnett

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

What did Gregor Mendel study to understand how traits are passed from one generation to the next?

• Pea plants

• Kittens

• Eye color

• Hair color

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What is the phenotype of a trait?

• How the trait is inherited

• The physical appearance of a trait

• How the trait affects other traits

• The characteristics that make each person unique

What are dominant traits?

• Genetic factors that block other factors

• Factors that are blocked by dominant ones

• Traits that are always expressed in the first generation of offspring

• Traits that only have two types

What are recessive traits?

• Genetic factors that block other factors

• Factors that are blocked by dominant ones

• Traits that are always expressed in the first generation of offspring

• Traits that only have two types

What did Gregor Mendel discover about traits?

• They are controlled by genes located on chromosomes

• They are determined by mixing paint colors

• They are passed down from parents to offspring through heredity

• They are the characteristics that make each person unique

What is genotype?

• The physical appearance of a trait

• The passing of traits from parents to offspring

• The combination of alleles that control the appearance of a trait

• The characteristics that make each person unique

What is phenotype?

• The physical appearance of a trait

• The passing of traits from parents to offspring

• The combination of alleles that control the appearance of a trait

• The characteristics that make each person unique

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