Life Science Quiz

What is the result of inherited traits received from parent(s)?

• Genes

• Chromosomes

• Characteristics

• Alleles

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Who added important pieces to determine how sperm and egg form?

• Walter Sutton

• Gregor Mendel

• Walter Mendel

• Gregor Sutton

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What is the male sex cell called?

• Chromosome

• Egg

• Allele

• Sperm

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How many chromosomes do humans have?

• 36

• 12

• 46

• 48

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What is responsible for the inheritance of genes inside the structures of cells?

• Traits

• Alleles

• Chromosomes

• Genes

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What term is used for having two identical alleles?

• Phenotype

• Hybrid

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

What is the physical appearance or visible trait called?

• Genotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

• Phenotype

What is the female sex cell called

• Sperm

• Egg

• Chromosome

• DNA

A segment of DNA that codes for a trait is called

• Trait

• Chromosome

• Gene

• DNA

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These are considered to be different versions of the same gene

• Chromosomes

• DNA

• Gene

• Alleles