Genetics Review Quiz
Authored by Rebekah Jarvis
Biology
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the study of inheritance and variation of traits in living organisms called?
ecology
genetics
biology
evolution
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the basic units of heredity that are passed from parents to offspring?
Cells
Chromosomes
Traits
Genes
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?
phenotype
chromosome
genotype
allele
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the physical characteristics or traits of an organism?
chromosome
DNA
phenotype
genotype
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the specific combination of alleles an organism has for a particular gene?
genome
alleleotype
phenotype
genotype
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular gene?
homozygous
monogenic
polygenic
heterozygous
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a particular gene?
monohybrid
heterozygous
diploid
homozygous
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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