Genetics Quiz

Genetics Quiz

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Genetics Quiz

Genetics Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

8th Grade

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Natalie Smith

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a chromosome?

A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

The study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is DNA?

Deoxyribonucleic acid; the material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a dominant trait?

A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

In a pair of alleles, the one that, if present, determines the trait

One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a gene?

A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is genetics?

The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

The study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring

Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a genotype?

A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

The set of genes carried by an organism

Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Gregor Mendel?

Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

The father of genetics who conducted pea plant experiments to determine how traits were passed from one generation to the next

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