Genetics Review Quiz

Genetics Review Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Chelsy Steinkuehler

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23 questions

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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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