Genetics and Reproduction Quiz

What is the meaning of ‘variation’?

• Consistency
• Similarities between organisms within a species

• Differences between organisms within a species

• Uniformity

Which of the following are examples of discontinuous variation

• Handspan

• Height, weight

• Eye colour, hair colour

• Blood type, tongue rolling, attached/detached earlobes

Which of the following are examples of continuous variation

• Height, weight,

• Handspan

• Blood group, attached/detattached earlobes

• hair color, and shoe size

What word is used to describe any living thing?

What does the word species mean?

• A type of plant
• A group of similar organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring.

• A group of organisms that are not capable of breeding and producing fertile offspring

• A group of unrelated organisms

Why do siblings often have similar characteristics?

• They share common strands of DNA

• Shared upbringing
• Telepathic connection
• Because they live together

What is DNA?

• A type of mineral
• A type of carbohydrate
• A chemical that holds genetic information needed for the development of a living thing.

What is a gene?

• A type of carbohydrate found in plants
• A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring
• A type of cell found in the human body
• A small section of DNA that contains the instructions for a particular feature

Where is DNA found?

What is a chromosome?

• A type of rock formation
• A type of plant cell
• A form of energy storage in the body
• A long strand of DNA