5th Grade Science Midterm

The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.

• heredity
• hybrid
• reviewing
• purchasing

The two gene combination found in DNA.

• phenotype
• menotype
• genotype
• dnaotype

What type of letter represents a recessive trait.

• upper case
• lower case
• consonant
• vowel

Dominant alleles are represented by this type of letter.

• upper case
• lower case
• consonant
• vowel

Is weak, prefers to "hide"

• recessive genes
• dominant genes

Only takes 1 in a gene pair for a trait to show up

• dominant genes
• recessive genes

A physical feature that you are born with

• acquired trait
• inherited trait

The dominant trait is

• yellow pea seeds
• green pea seeds
• there is no dominant seed
• both green & yellow seeds

Chromosomes are found in the ____________ of the cell

• Nucleus
• Chloroplast
• Cytoplasm
• Mitochondria
• Vacuole

When a thin slice from an onion is viewed through a microscope, lots of little box-like shapes are seen. These shapes are most likely

• atoms
• cells
• dust
• bubbles